Scutum

SCUTUMTECH SHEETType: IGT Red Toscana Grapes: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 30% Petit Verdot Vineyard management: organic farming Soils: medium texture partly clay partly sandy, west-facing exposure Training system: spur-pruned cordon Vine age: 28 years Colour: rosso rubino Vinification: in rosso Fermentazione: in steel a T°…

SA DI TAPPO?

The molecule you don't want to find. What is the cork taint? TCA (trichloroanisole) is the name of the molecule that all wine enthusiasts hope never to find inside the cork and then in the bottled wine. This is because it is a molecule that gives bad odors to wine, for example musty, cardboard odors…

CONOSCI I LIEVITI VARIETALI?

The yeast selected for the type of grape. Of yeasts that carry out alcoholic fermentation, there is not just one type, but many yeast strains are studied in laboratories to understand whether they are more suited to specific grape varieties. This is because each variety has significant concentrations of various molecules (precursors…