A. Prosecco
B. Chianti
C. Barolo
D. Lambrusco
Brilliant
When applied to a wine’s color,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Brix
A measure of the sugar content of grapes before they are harvested.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Brut
French term indicating a Champagne or sparkling wineThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Botrytized
Affected by BOTRYTIS CINEREA.Botrytis Cinerea
A beneficial fungus, also known as noble rot, which is necessary to produce manyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Booze
Once spelled bouse, the word booze comes from the medieval Dutch word Büsen,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bonbonne
A large glass jar used for storing small lots of wine. Bonbonnes—which hold 6.6 The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Body
The perceived weight of a wine in your mouth. The perception is dependent onThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bodega
Wine cellar or wine-producing company. Curiously, a single wine company mayThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Why So Much Italian Wine?
In the United States, most of the wine that’s imported is Italian. In 2025 some 93.2 million gallons of Italian wine were imported into this country. In fact, Italian wine has led US imports for decades, hitting a peak in 2021 with 43% of all US table wine imports. Is it because Italian wine is just so good? I love lots of Italian wine, but I’m sure “goodness” has nothing to do with it. What does? The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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