9 Italian Wine Proverbs

Beyond aphorisms, jokes and saying there lie the wise words of proverbs. Here are 9 Italian wine proverbs you need to know if you are a wine lover!

1 Amici e vini sono meglio vecchi.
Friends and wines improve with age.

2 Dove regna il vino non regna il silenzio.
Where wine reigns, silence does not reign.

3 In vino veritas.
In wine there is truth.

4 Non si può avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca.
One can’t have a full barrel and a drunk wife.

5 Il vino fa buon sangue.
Good wine makes good blood.

6 Anni e bicchieri di vino non si contano mai.
Age and glasses of wine should never be counted.

7 Il buon vino non ha bisogno di frasca.
Good wines need no leafy branches.

8 Chi non beve in compagnia o e’ un ladro o e’ una spia.
People who do not drink with others are either thieves or spies.

9 Il vino fa buon sangue.
Good wine makes good blood.