Metodo Tradizionale

The Champagne method (MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE) for making SPARKLING WINE;The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Liquoroso

Strong, often but not necessarilyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Imbottigliato da

Bottled by, which will be followed by theThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Imbottigliato all’Origine

Bottled at the source; the term may be used only by estates that produceThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gran Selezione

Highest quality category in Chianti Classico. Wine must beThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Frizzante

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

Fattoria

Tuscan term for a farm or wine estate. Many top Chianti producersThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Fiasco

Literally, “a flask,” but more often the word fiasco is used to describeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Etichetta

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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.