Level 6 · Lesson 1
Italy I: Reading the Label, Exploring the North
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Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Nebbiolo
- A red grape central to Barolo and Barbaresco; pale colour can coexist with substantial tannin.
- Appassimento
- Drying harvested grapes before fermentation, concentrating the material used to make wine.
- Glera
- The principal grape used in Prosecco; the place and production rules still matter.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- EU PDO/PGI framework; particular wine specifications control exact terms.
- Regional denomination research; avoid claiming exact legal boundaries from orientation maps.
- Consortium explanation of drying and Ripasso production routes; promotional quality claims excluded.
- Natural Earth map-data terms — publisher restricts automated access
- G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo — Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.
- Vietti Barolo — Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.
- Nino Franco Rustico — Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.
- Pieropan Soave Classico — Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.
- Allegrini Valpolicella Classico — Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.
- Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico — Authentic producer range reference. Image vintage and actual tasting edition require matching; no stock or price claim.
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.