PRONUNCIATION: Italian Wine Words

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PLEASE NOTE: The phonetic spelling is written for an American English speaker. The emphasized syllable in each word has been underlined. We purposely did not use traditional phonetic spellings because most people do not know these.

IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)

Translation: Typical Geographical Indication

DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)

Translation: Denomination of Controlled Origin

DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)

Translation: Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin

Frizzante

Translation: lightly sparkling wine

Spumante

Translation: more effervescent or fully sparkling wine

Bianco

Translation: white

Rosato

Translation: rosé

Nera

Translation: black (fem.)

Nero

Translation: black (mas.)