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Need Help With Italian Wine Label

Hi all. With all the talk about Italian wines going on here I thought I'd finally try a Barbaresco. [Just so I don't offend anyone I may have it with food- and then again I might not! :-)] At any rate, on the front label it say: Rizzi Azienda Vitivinicola. On the back label it says: Bottled by Azienda Vitivinicola Rizzi. So now I'm confused. What does Azienda Vitivinicola mean, and is the producer Rizzi or Azienda Vitivinicola Rizzi?

And, as long as I'm picking the group's collective brain, it is a 2001 Riserva. Did I get a decent bottle? Living in Pa (USA) with its state store system the choices are slim. But it was on sale ($17.99).

TIA, Jack

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cruciverbalist
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I believe 'Azienda' mens producer.

Here's some guidance:

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"Azienda (or Casa) vitivinicola - An estate that grows vines, buys in grapes and makes wines"

Does that answer it? This Google thing is nice, eh?

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UC

Yes, it does answer it. Thank you. I tried Google but apparently I'm not as adept at it as you are. And, besides, don't get snippy with me. I've defended you in the past against charges of being a troll in this newsgroup. ;-)

To your good health, Jack

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cruciverbalist

I wasn't being snippy. Glad I could be of help. I find Google consistently gives me better results than other search engines. I put in the terms: Italian wine label reading. I always associated 'Azienda' with 'producer', so now we both know more than that.

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UC

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UC

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UC

Both mean pretty much the same thing, in this context. It is akin to the difference between Ford and Ford Motor Company.

I don't know if the Riserva means anything. But a Barbaresco for 18 US Dollars is not a bad bargain at all IMHO.

Cheers

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TB

Riserva in the case of Barbaresco means it has aged at least four years. Normal Barbaresco DOCG must age at least two.

Reka

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Reka

Azienda = firm, company, biz Vitivinicolo/a = having to do with grapevines (viti-) and with wine (vini-), "colo" being just a termination like the Engllish "-ous", "-iac" and so on (see also: agri-colo, avi-colo (to do with avians, birds), polli-colo (with chickens) etc..). So, it sounds as it would for instance "Smith Vinegrapes & Wine Company".

The significant point seems to be this one: the front label spells the name of that wine (the "brand") and who is responsible for its being put on the market (Azienda etc..). From the back label you get the further bit of information according to which that wine has actually been bottled by that very winery. It could have been bottled by somebody else on their behalf, instead. This does not mean yet that it is an "estate bottled" (i.e. "imbottigliato all'origine") wine, though (although it may well be). In other words, it might be bottled by them although not made by them, or might be made by them but not out of grapes grown by them.

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filippo

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