Brunello
Noun
Meaning
Brunello (countable and uncountable, plural Brunellos)
Any of various Italian red wines.
Examples
Well, you know, when you go into a restaurant, one of the scariest things is the wine list, so whenever I'm really feeling intimidated, I'll just pick a wine type, like a Chianti or Brunello or a Burgundy, and I'll pick a year that's missing and ask for that one.
The number of producers of the wine has grown from only 11 in the 1960s to more than 200 today, producing some 330,000 cases of the Brunello wine annually.
This is the land of two beloved local wines: Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
This is your chance to compare two favorite Tuscan reds, Brunello di Montalcino and Super Tuscan, with the help of a good teacher.
Maybe the lack of availability, along with suspicions around the integrity of Brunello will cause some people to take a look at spending their money on a great Barolo this year!
The grape that is used for Brunello is called sangiovese.