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Lagrein

Viniculture
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Lagrein is a red grape variety from Alto Adige, Italy, producing elegant, aromatic wines.

Detailed Definition
Lagrein brings Alpine grace and minority pride to poetry. Its rarity symbolizes uniqueness, regional distinctiveness, and the preservation of heritage. Poets may use it to evoke mountain landscapes, cultural resilience, or the beauty of the uncommon. It represents the quiet strength of small traditions, thriving in specific niches despite broader trends toward uniformity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Lagrein poured dark as amethyst, a Trentino grape the poet called "the shadow of the Dolomites"; He wrote of Lagrein as a rustic purple, with notes of blackberry and a bitter almond finish; In her ballad, Lagrein was the alpine red, a brooding wine that warms the mountain chill; The poet compared Lagrein to a dramatic monologue—intense, dark, and unafraid of astringency; She called it the velvet fist, a tannic grip softened by the cool nights of the Adige valley
Additional Notes
Lagrein is a red grape variety indigenous to the Alto Adige region of northern Italy, producing deeply colored, medium-bodied wines with distinctive aromas of blackberry, dark cherry, violets, and a bitter-almond note, supported by firm but elegant tannins and a refreshing acidity that makes them versatile with food; this variety thrives in the region's unique microclimate and is often aged in oak to add spice and complexity, and it can also be produced as a rosé (Lagrein Kretzer); in poetry, Lagrein offers a sense of place and specificity, a taste of the alpine valleys, and its dark, almost inky color can evoke themes of mountain shadows, intense passion, and the brooding beauty of the Dolomites, making it an ideal subject for poems about the landscape and culture of Italy's far north.
Also Known As
South Tyrolean red dark berry Alpine grape
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