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Glossary Terms

IGT

IGT Stands for Indicazione Geografica Tipica (Typical Geographic Indication) The IGT category is the broadest category of Italian wines. All grapes within any IGT wine… Read More »IGT

Amarone

Amarone if often referred to as the King of Italian wines and is a big, bold, fruity and super smooth wine that we believe is… Read More »Amarone

DOCG

Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin, DOCG) The DOCG wine designation was created in 1980 to differentiate the top… Read More »DOCG

Frizzante

Frizzante means it is only lightly sparkling, whereas Spumante has more fizz to it. Frizzante is made using the Charmat method and is generally in… Read More »Frizzante

Spumante

Spumante is a classification of Italian Sparkling Wine, Spumante can be produced in any area of Italy with any grape variety, it also has two… Read More »Spumante