rosso; Rosso

[RAWS-soh] 1. Italian for "red" 2. Rosso is also used to indicate a red wine that's made from specific, approved grape varieties, which can differ depending on the doc and region. "Rosso" is added to the name of several Italian DOC wines including rosso conero, rosso di montalcino, rosso di montepulciano and rosso piceno. 3. Vino rosso is usually a dry wine in Italy, whereas in the United States it's often an inexpensive sweet wine.