Superiore

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Generally indicates a wine of higher quality, often becauseThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Stravecchio

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Very old, a term more frequentlyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Spumante

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Sparkling; literally,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rosso

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Red. Vino rosso is distinguished from vino biancoThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Recioto

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A word indicating the wine is sweet (as in recioto di Soave and recioto di Valpolicella).The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Riserva

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A wine that has been matured for a specific number of years, according The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rosato

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Rosé.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Podere

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A small farm, often turned into a wine estate. These often useThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Passito

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The general term for winesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pasada

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Term used to describeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The name “Burgundy” comes from: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg” 

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs

“The wine one drinks from one’s glass depends on a vast number of thingsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.