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Tiscali: Italian Phrase Finder: Wines & Spirits
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WINES & SPIRITS
Can you recommend a good local wine?
* WINES Asti Spumante sparkling sweet or
semi-sweet white wine often Barbaresco dry, full-bodied red wine from Piedmont Barbera dry, spicy red wine from Piedmont Bardolino light, dry red or rosé wine from the Veneto Barolo good, full-bodied red wine from Piedmont Brunello di Montalcino superior, powerful red wine from Tuscany Chianti full, fruity red wine from Tuscany Chiaretto light, rosé-style wine from the Veneto Cinqueterre dry, light and fragrant white wines from Liguria Est! Est! Est! crisp, fruity white wine from region near Rome Frascati crisp, fresh, dry to off-dry white wine from near Rome Lacrima christi full-bodied wine from Campania and Sicily Lambrusco slightly sparkling wines from Emilia-Romagna Marsala dark dessert wine from Sicily Merlot good, dry red wine from NE Italy Montepulciano dry or sweet red wine from Tuscany Moscato sweet, aromatic white wine from NW Italy Nebbiolo light, red wine from Piedmont Orvieto crisp, smooth, dry white wine from Umbria Pinot bianco dry white wine from NE Italy Savuto dry red wine from Calabria Soave dry white wine from the Veneto Valpolicella light, fruity red wine from the Veneto Verdicchio fresh, dry white wine from the Marches Verduzzo dry, tangy white wine from NE Italy Vernaccia di San Gimignano dry white wine from Tuscany Vino da tavola table wine Vino della casa house wine Vin Santo golden, scented wine ranging from sweet to dry * SPIRITS & LIQUEURS What liqueurs do you have? Amaretto strong, sweet almond-flavoured liqueur Cynar strongly flavoured artichoke-based digéstif Digestivo slightly bitter, herb-flavoured liqueur to help digestion Grappa strong spirit from grape pressings, often laced in coffee Sambuca aniseed liqueur, served with coffee beans and set alight Strega stong herb-flavoured liqueur Vecchia Romagna Italian cognac |
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