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64 terma italisht per veren

1. Abboccato

Qualifier that applies to sweet white wines that contain residual natural sugars (residues between 5 and 15 gr./liter), but less sugary than the liquors themselves.

2. Acre

Indicates a wine that is very acidic or very tannic, but not very balanced.

3. Adega

Cellar.

4. Affinamento

It is the time of maturation of the wine.

5. Amabile

It is a sweeter wine with more body compared to the "abboccato".

6. Annata

Indicates the year of harvest, the vintage.

7. Azienda vinicola

A farm that produces wine both from its own harvest and from grapes acquired from other farms.

8. Botte

Large barrel, rather in oak or walnut, is used to preserve and ripen the wine.

9. Bottiglia

Bottle.

10. Burroso

Describes the smell and taste that often characterize white wines matured in oak barrels.

11. Calo

It is what is lost from bottled wine because of a defective plug or natural contraction.

12. Social canteen

Cooperative warehouse.

13. Captazione

Indicates the sugar that is added to the must to increase the final alcohol content.

14. Chiaretto

Light wine, pink.

15. Classico

It is associated with DOC and DOCG wines to indicate a more limited geographical production area, but always within the denomination.

16. Complesso

Indicates a wine structured in aroma and flavor.

17. Consorzio

Producers of a trade association whose members are identified by an individual label design.

18. DOC

Denomination of controlled origin.

19. DOCG

Denomination of origin controlled and certified. It is the highest category of identification of Italian wines.

20. Dolce

Sweet.

21. Feccia

It is the residue that is deposited after the fermentation, composed of yeasts and remnants of the grape.

22. Fiacco

A mediocre wine, without structure and personality.

23. Follatoio

A machine that delicately breaks the grape skin before it ferments in the vine. It is mainly used in the preparation of red wines.

24. Fragrant

A wine with a bouquet of herbs and very aromatic.

25. Frizzante

Semi-sparkling

26. Fruttato

It is a wine that derives from ripe grapes and with its flavor recalls different varieties of fruit.

27. Governo

It is a technique that consists of selecting some grapes to dry them and adding them successively to the fermentation of the wine. This involves a second fermentation that increases the alcoholic strength and reduces the acidity.

28. Imbottigliato all'origine

Bottled in origin.

29. Invecchiato

Age.

30. Legno

In the tasting this term indicates aromas that derive from the aging of the wine in wooden barrels.

31. Liquoroso

Wine of high alcoholic gradation, generally sweet, obtained from appropriate grape varieties with the addition of alcohol.

32. Method Charmat or Martinotti

Wines sparkling with secondary fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

33. Classico method

Sparkling wine fermented in the bottle.

34. Millesimato

Sparkling wine that is obtained from grapes of the same year.

35. Morbid

In the tasting it indicates wines of flavor and pasty structure.

36. Mordente

Indicates an excess of acidity on the palate.

37. Mostimetro

Tool used to determine the content of sugars in the must.

38. Muffa grigia

It is an evil form of mold (botrytis).



39. Muffa nobile

Particular climatic conditions make the botrytis limit its growth giving a particularly appreciated flavor to the wine, increasing its sugar content.

40. Muschiato

Indicates a wine with a powdery and aromatic flavor.

41. Ossidato

It was irreversibly altered by the action of oxygen. Such alterations affect the color, aroma and behavior in the mouth of the wine.

42. Passito

Strong and sweet wine that derives from dehydrated grapes, generally of high alcohol content.

43. Raccolto tardivo

When harvested later than usual, this makes the grapes tangan more sugar.

44. Recioto

Similar to "Passito", made with partially dehydrated grapes.

45. Riserva

They are the wines of superior quality, in which the aging has to respect a minimum established time.

46. ​​Rosato

Pink wine

47. Rosso

Red wine

48. Sapore di muffa

When the wine tastes like rancid.

49. Sapore di tappo

Wine that has a cork flavor. Indicates a defect in the bottle.

50. Spumante

Effervescent wine containing dissolved gas. This gas is produced as a result of a second fermentation in the closed bottle.

51. Stravecchio

Very old wine, particularly from Marsala.

52. Superiore

Higher. Wines from the best vineyards in the region, of the oldest or with the highest degree of alcohol.

53. Sughero

It is the cork that is used for the production of traditional plugs.

54. Sur lie

Indicates a wine that is matured with the same yeast deposited. This means that bottling is done directly from the bottle.

55. Uvaggio

Plurivarietal wine.

56. Varietale

Wine that comes from a single grape.

57. Vecchio

Old, for DOC wines there are controls that determine the use of this word.

58. Vellutato

Wine that gives a velvety sensation to the palate, with little acidity and a high content of glycerin that makes it softer.

59. Vigna, vigneto

Indicate the vineyard

60. Vinaccioli

Grape seeds, very rich in tannins.

61. Vino da Tavola

A wine that is not entitled to any denomination, usually with this term the wine that accompanies the lunch is indicated and it is more economical.

62. Vino Novello

New wine, bottled shortly after harvest.

63. Rafforzato wine

Wine that is added alcohol neutral grape, brandy or brandy.

64. Vivace

It came with personality and fresh.

65. Zucchero residue

The amount of sugar left in the wine after fermentation.

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