vino ridotto

English translation: reduced;over-evolved

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Italian term or phrase:	vino ridotto (Si dice di un vino conservato in assenza di aria e le cui caratteristiche organolettiche. a causa di ciò, non si s
English translation:	reduced;over-evolved
Entered by:	Paola Guzzetta

13:41 May 14, 2002

Italian to English translations [PRO]

Italian term or phrase: vino ridotto

non riesco a trovare questa espressione nell'accezione sotto riportata.
vino ridotto =Si dice di un vino conservato in assenza di aria e le cui caratteristiche organolettiche. a causa di ciò, non si sono potute sviluppare appieno.
quindi non e`"evolved'ne`"developed" gia`verificati sul glossario di watson, dove si intende mi pare, un vino evoluto.

Paola Guzzetta KudoZ activity Questions: 1771 (7 open) (12 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 307 Italy
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reduced/over-evolved

Explanation:
When wine ages in the bottle, it is in a "reductive" state because any reactions reduce the limited available oxygen.

If reduction goes too far, it becomes a defect.

During ageing, reactions involving the tannins and pigments take place, using up some of the oxygen in the bottle.

These reactions may lead to a smell of hydrogen sulphide (bad eggs) because when something oxidises, something else has to reduce, in this case sulphur compounds in the wine.

It helps if you let reduced wine aerate (ie "breathe"), though.

HTH

Giles
PS
I've added the appropriate entries to Watson's Wine Glossary. Thanks!

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Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 17:22

Grading comment

grazie! ho specificato di aver gia`consultato l'ottimo glossario Watson, per escludere subito le risposte nell'accezione che non andava bene per me.
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reduced/over-evolved

Giles Watson

dwindled wine

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.

tainted wine

Enza Longo

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1 hr confidence:

dwindled wine

Explanation:
Quello è quello che esso suono piace a me.
Buona fortuna!

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 11:22
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 28

1 hr confidence:

tainted wine

Explanation:
you can check this out at http://www.tainted-wine.com/
tainted wine is wine which has been oxidized - I think this is what you mean. Hope this helps.

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Note added at 2002-05-14 15:53:06 (GMT)
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I think I goofed - I think you mean just the opposite. In this case you can also say \"reduced\" - I found another site for wine http://www.marylandwine.com/mgga2/enology/terms.htm
which describes it as
Reduced: Term describing a state which is the chemical opposite of oxidized. In wine, the reduced state is usually recognized by the obvious smell of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide, or H2S).

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 11:22
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

reduced/over-evolved

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1740

Grading comment

grazie! ho specificato di aver gia`consultato l'ottimo glossario Watson, per escludere subito le risposte nell'accezione che non andava bene per me.

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