Castelvetro

[ kas-tl-ve-troh; Italian kah-stel-ve-traw ]

noun

1. Lo·do·vi·co [loh-d, uh, -, vee, -koh, law-daw-, vee, -kaw], 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.

Example Sentences

Lambrusco wines come in quite a few styles, depending on which clone is used and how the wine is made, but the deepest and driest of them, lambrusco grasparossa di castelvetro, cries out for a protein-rich foodstuff.

From Salon

On the opposite end of the spectrum lies Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, a darker, fruitier, more tannic style that Ms. Davis recommends reaching for when “you want something more expressive as a red wine.”

From New York Times

The Venetian refugee Giacomo Castelvetro wrote in his 1614 treatise The Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables of Italy that although wild mushrooms are “as abundant here in England as they are in Italy … few people seem to know much about them”.

From The Guardian

The bottle-ready wine came from a winery known as The Cellar Settecani Castelvetro.

From Fox News

The academy Della Crusca was a tribunal, and the “Poetic of Aristotle,” commented on by the renowned Castelvetro, was a code, which was chiefly directed to the dramatic art.

From Project Gutenberg