| Chiaretto | Rose (in some DOCs) |
| Chiaretto | Rose (in some DOCs) |
| Abboccato | A medium dry wine (max 1.2% or 12g/l of sugar) |
| Amabile | A medium-sweet wine (max 4.5% or 4.5g/l of sugar) |
| Annata | Vintage |
| Bianco | White |
| Chiaretto | Rose (in some DOCs) |
| Classico | From the historical area of production |
| Dolce | Sweet |
| Fermo | A still wine |
| Frizzante | A semi-sparkling wine |
| Imbottigliato all'origine | Estate bottled |
| Liquoroso | A fortified wine |
| Novello | A wine released shortly after it is made; similar in concept to a Beaujolais Nouveau. By law a wine labeled as novello must include at least 40% of wine made by carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration. |
| Passito | A wine made from semi-dried grapes. |
| Riserva | A wine that went through an extended period of aging before release compared to the non-riserva version. Usually also has stricter production standards. |
| Rosato | Rose |
| Rosso | Red |
| Secco | Dry |
| Spumante | Sparkling |
| Superiore | A wine with a higher minimum actual alcohol content compared to the non-superiore version of the same wine. Often also reflects higher production standards. |
| Vendimmia | Harvest |
| Vendimmia Tardiva | Late Harvest |
| Vigna | A single vineyard; the term vigna is followed by the name of the vineyard |
| Vigneto | Same as Vigna, namely a single vineyard. |
| Vino | Wine |
| Vivace | A lively (lightly fizzy) wine |
