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grado alcolico svolto

English translation: alcohol by volume

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Italian term or phrase:grado alcolico svolto
English translation:alcohol by volume
Entered by: Daniel Gold

14:42 Mar 16, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / Wine label
Italian term or phrase: grado alcolico svolto
I can't seem to find this term anywhere. It's expressed in % vol.

thanks
Daniel Gold
Israel
Local time: 06:26
alcohol by volume
Explanation:
http://www.winepeople.it/contenuti/mondo-del-vino/glossario-...

"Grado alcolico effettivo o grado alcolico svolto, è la % in volume di alcool presente nel vino."
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Miro Torrielli
Local time: 23:26
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grz
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2alcohol by volume
Miro Torrielli
4acquired/finished alcohol
Giles Watson


  

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alcohol by volume


Explanation:
http://www.winepeople.it/contenuti/mondo-del-vino/glossario-...

"Grado alcolico effettivo o grado alcolico svolto, è la % in volume di alcool presente nel vino."

Miro Torrielli
Local time: 23:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Arabella Fiona Palladino: Beat me to it!
6 mins
agree  Colin Rowe: "Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as abv, ABV, or alc/vol)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_by_volume
1 hr
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acquired/finished alcohol


Explanation:
I see from your other question that you are interested in the distinction between "acquired/finished alcohol", the alcohol present in the wine after fermentation, and "potential alcohol", the alcohol obtainable by fermenting all the sugars present in the wine.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-03-16 18:13:30 GMT)
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Also called "actual alcohol content" in the Lexique de la Vigne et du Vin. The adjective is necessary if there is a distinction between "acquired/finished/actual" and "potential" alcohol. This distinction is not usually made on wine labels, for example, but may be necessary in Daniel's context, whatever that is.

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 05:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 293
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