Love For Languages Logo Love For Languages
All languages 🌍 All books & stories 📚

Una breve storia del vino

A Brief History of Wine

Voice:
Giancarlo Giancarlo Standard
Andy

Andy

Italian mature, expressive speaker with warm tones and shades

Standard accent
Violetta

Violetta

A warm, clear, and engaging voice with a smooth, natural tone

Standard accent
Giancarlo

Giancarlo

Italian middle aged, warm voice

Standard accent

Manuela

Manuela

Warm, clear and versatile Italian voice

Standard accent
Listen and fill in the missing words in English.
1 / 25
_______ the sorting: remove the leaves, remove the rotten parts, remove the damaged bunches.
Listen and fill in the missing words in English.
2 / 25
They taste it, they smell it __________
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
3 / 25
Le misure standard rendevano il commercio più facile: contare, fare i prezzi, tassare, essere più corretti.
Translate the highlighted words to Italian.
4 / 25
Because it traveled well, it connected the farms to the cities.
Translate the highlighted words to Italian.
5 / 25
If you pick early, the wine it can be acidic, light or “green.”
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
6 / 25
Quelle note aiutarono a conservare le tecniche nel caos.
Listen and fill in the missing words in English.
7 / 25
It is __________ in one single country.
Listen and fill in the missing words in Italian.
8 / 25
Il lievito usa lo zucchero __________ e produce alcol e anidride carbonica.
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
9 / 25
In quei giorni, la cantina sembra viva.
Listen and fill in the missing words in Italian.
10 / 25
Oggi le cantine misurano zucchero, acidità e temperatura __________
Listen and fill in the missing words in English.
11 / 25
The wine it spread __________
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
12 / 25
Gli strumenti erano semplici, ma il processo era già lì: pigiare, fermentare, conservare, servire.
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
13 / 25
Poi arriva una routine calma ma seria.
Listen and fill in the missing words in Italian.
14 / 25
Se invece è troppo _______ la fermentazione può diventare lenta—o anche fermarsi.
Listen and fill in the missing words in Italian.
15 / 25
L’Italia ha un’enorme eredità di uve: oltre 350 varietà autorizzate __________ cultivar registrate.
Listen and fill in the missing words in Italian.
16 / 25
Il gusto è diretto—a volte ruvido, a volte pungente, spesso __________ equilibrato.
Translate the highlighted words to Italian.
17 / 25
At the Cape, in South Africa, the vines they were planted in 1655 under Dutch guidance, and the documents they record the first wine of the Cape pressed on 2 February 1659.
Translate the highlighted words to Italian.
18 / 25
But inside there is something that it waits: sugar, acidity, water and scent.
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
19 / 25
Cammini lentamente in un vigneto, e l’aria diventa più fresca.
Listen and fill in the missing words in English.
20 / 25
you stop and you think: _____ does it become wine this fruit?
Translate the highlighted words to Italian.
21 / 25
Sparkling wine it adds a trick extra: it traps the gas to make the bubbles.
Translate the highlighted words to Italian.
22 / 25
They look for signs that the fermentation it is well: bubbles steady, aromas clean and a drop gradual of the sugar.
Listen and fill in the missing words in English.
23 / 25
That surprise became a habit, _____ a job, then a tradition.
Listen and fill in the missing words in Italian.
24 / 25
Il vino _______ anche potere sociale.
Type the meaning of the highlighted words in English.
25 / 25
Poi il produttore crea una seconda fermentazione.
Back to Il grande libro dei vini italiani overview Back to all Italian A1 content
Globe mascot holding a newspaper

Love For Languages Newsletter

Never miss a new story or blog post again!

Sign up for our monthly newsletter and never miss the release of a new story or blog post. Once a month we will send you a newsletter full of language learning tips and an overview of all stories and book chapters that have been published.

View previous newsletters