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Sapore
Flavor

Scelto
Selected, in particular for certain late harvest wines as in the Alto Adige province of Trentino-Alto Adige

Secco
Dry

Solaio
The loft in which the dried grapes for a Passito wine are kept

Solfato
Sulphur, an anti-oxidant

Spesso
Thick or dense

Spessore
Thickness

Spumante
Literally foaming, a sparkling wine

Stravecchio
Very old, said of the most aged Marsalas and some spirits

Struttura
Structure, the way a wine is proportioned

Super Tuscan
The high-quality wines from Tuscany that were made in defiance of the existing wine legislation. These wines were not accorded DOC or DOCG classification but neither the winemakers nor the marketplace gave a hoot.

Superiore
A higher level wine in a given DOC or DOCG classification, for example because of additional aging or more alcohol.

Sviluppato
Literally developed, a mature, pleasant wine

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