Nebbiolo
See also: nebbiolo
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Close_up_of_Nebbiolo_cluster_in_Italy.jpg.webp)
Alternative forms
- nebbiolo
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian nebbiolo, from nebbia (“fog”), after the grapes' appearance.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌnɛbɪˈəʊləʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌnɛbiˈoʊloʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊləʊ
Noun
Nebbiolo (usually uncountable, plural Nebbiolos)
- A grape variety cultivated in the Langhe, Piedmont.
- 2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times:
- When my wife and I visited last November, we were a bit baffled when she gave us a nebbiolo — an Italian grape — when we were in the beating heart of South African wine. It turned out, though, that this nebbiolo was grown in South Africa, and it was delightful.
-
- A fine red wine made near Alba from these grapes.
Translations
grape variety
|
fine red wine
|