| annoso |
aged |
| bianco |
white |
| frizzante |
semi-sparkling |
| liquoroso |
liqueur-like |
| normale |
normal, standard |
| novello |
a wine made to be sold very young; c.f. the French nouveau, as in Beaujolais nouveau |
| passito |
a rich dessert wine, where the grapes (often Moscato) are left to dry before being pressed, thus increasing the sugar content of the must |
| riserva |
reserve: a higher quality version of the wine, often with a greater alcoholic content and a protracted period of ageing |
| rosato |
rosé |
| rosso |
red |
| spumante |
fully sparkling |
| spumante metodo classico |
a sparkling wine produced in a manner similar to the Méthode Champenoise |
| spumante naturale |
again a wine in which the bubbles are a result of fermentation, rather than added carbon dioxide |
| superiore |
superior; may indicate a grade between the standard wine and the riserva, or may indicate a more restricted sub-region of the apellation |
| tranquillo |
calm, tranquil; i.e. still rather than sparkling |
| vendemmia |
grape harvest |
| vendemmia tardiva |
late harvest |
| vivace |
lively; i.e. somewhat sparkling, but less so than frizzante |
