Stravecchio
Very old, a term more frequentlyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Spumante
Sparkling; literally,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Rosso
Red. Vino rosso is distinguished from vino biancoThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Recioto
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
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
Rosé.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Podere
A small farm, often turned into a wine estate. These often useThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Passito
The general term for winesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Pasada
Term used to describeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Wine and Words
The first book on wine in the English language was A New Boke of the Natures and Properties of All Wines, written in 1568 by William Turner. Turner’s book is thought to have been a guide for William Shakespeare, who laced his texts with numerous references to wine. Then, during the 18th century, dozens of major wine books were written—many of them, interestingly by English physicians. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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