Italian Wine Terms Pronounced

Continuing the pronunciations of wine terms, I have included several of the more popular Italian wine terms along with a snippet of a information or definition of the term.

Abruzzo – Ah BROOD zoe – Wine growing region in East Central Italy famous for white Trebbiano and red Montepulciano

Amarone – Ah Ma ROW Nay – Italian red grape for full bodied wines

Anise – ANN iss – Licorice - added to some wines to increase acids

Apulia – Ah POOL Yuh – Appellation in Italy's heel producing huge amounts of generally table wines

Asti Spumonte – AH Stee Spoo MON teh – Asti is a town in Italy's Piedmont region famous for its semi-sweet sparkling wine

Barbaresco – Bar Bah RES Coe – Red Nebbiolo wine from the Piedmont region of NW Italy

Barbera – Bar BARE ah – Red wine from the Piedmont region of NW Italy

Bardolino – Bar doe LEE No – Italian light red blended wine from the Veneto

Barolo – Bar ROW Lo – Red Nebbiolo wine from the Piedmont region of NW Italy

Brunello di Montalcino – Brew NELL Oh Dee Mawn Tall CHEE No – Red Sangiovese Brunello based wine from the Tuscany region of Italy

Chianti – Key AWN Tee – Red Sangiovese blend from the Tuscany region of Italy

Denominazione di Origine Controlata – Day Nom E Nah Zee ON Nay - Dee - Oh Ree GEE Nay Con Troll OTT ta – DOCG =Gah Ron Tee Tah - "DOC" Italian equivalent of French Appellation Controlee

Dolce – Dole CHAY – Italian word for "sweet"

Dolcetto – Dole CHET toe – Fruity red grape form the Piedmont region of NW Italy

Fiasco – Fee YASS Co – Flask - Straw covered bottle popular with Chianti

Gattinara – Gaw tee NAH rah – Red Nebbiolo based wine from the Piedmont

Malvasia – Mall Vah ZEE Ah – Sweet white grape used for blending into Chianti and as a stand alone desert wine

Montepulciano – Mawn Teh Pull CHA No – Red grape producing full bodied table wines - Abruzzo DOCG appellation (d'Abruzzo - duh BREW zoe)

Morellino di Scansano – Maw ree LEE no dee Scan SAW no – DOC Sangiovese zone located in the southern portion of Tuscany

Nebbiolo – Nay Be-OH Low – Powerful red grape of Italy's Piedmont region

Piedmont - Piemonte – PEED Mont - Pee Eh MON Tay – N/W Italian wine region dominated by the Nebbiolo grape producing Barberesco, Barolo and other outstanding wines

Pinot Grigio – PEE no GREE Jo – French / Italian white grape for crisp, dry wine (also Pinot Gris)

Sangiovese – San Joe VAY Seh – Red grape of Tuscany for rich, full bodied wine (Chianti and Brunello)

Soave – Swah Veh – Italian dry or semi sweet sparkling white wine from Veneto made with Garganega and Trebbiano grapes - Italy's #3 Sales

Spumante – Spu MON Tay – Italian semi sweet sparkling wine (Asti Spumante) from the Piedmonte made with Muscat grape - Italy's #2 Seller

Trebbiano – Treb e AH no – Italian white blending grape used in Chianti and brandy (Cognac in France)

Tuscany – TUSS Can Ee – Great region of central Italy, Sangiovese, Chianti, Brunello, Super Tuscans

Ugni Blanc – OO Nee Blonk – French white blending grape (Trebbiano in Italy & Saint Emilion in Cal)

Valpolicella – Vahl Pole Ee CHEL Lah – Italian red medium to light bodied dry wine from the Veneto region

Vino da Tavola – VEE no duh Ta VOL ah – Lowest Italian wine rating - Wine of the Table, but can also apply to Super Tuscans

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – VEE no NAW be lay dee mawn teh pool CHAH no – Red-blended, medium-bodied wine from the commune of Montepulciano in Southern Tuscany made from the Sangiovese Prugnolo grape (maximum 80%) and Canaiolo or other approved local and international varietals