La molecola che non vuoi trovare. Cos’è il sentore di tappo? TCA(tricloroanisolo) è il nome della molecola che tutti gli appassionati di vino sperano di non trovare mai all’interno del tappo e poi dentro al vino in bottiglia. Questo perché è una molecola che conferisce cattivi odori al vino, ad esempio odori di muffa, cartone…
Il lievito selezionato per la tipologia di uva. Di lieviti, che svolgono la fermentazione alcolica non ne esiste solo un tipo, ma ci sono molti ceppi di lieviti che vengono studiati in laboratori, per capire se siano più affini a varietà di uva precise. Questo perché ogni varietà ha concentrazioni importanti di varie molecole (precursori…
Si tratta di una scienza esatta. I Rilievi ampelografici cosa sono? si tratta di una scienza creata per riconoscere le molteplici varietà di vite, seguendo dei protocolli creati da alcune organizzazioni. La modalità di riconoscimento si basa su caratteri che le piante della solita varietà hanno in comune. Una qualsiasi persona che ha ben chiare…
La degustazione è un momento in cui tramite i prodotti di una azienda, ed una persona che ti accompagna durante tutti gli assaggi, vivi delle emozioni che ti resteranno impresse nella mente. Complice dei prodotti e dell’accompagnatore, è il luogo. Immergersi in una vigna, degustare i prodotti ottenuti dal duro lavoro e da tanta passione…
Quanta soddisfazione!!! Quando siamo partiti con questa iniziativa nella nostra mente c’era la volontà di creare un evento esclusivo, di alto livello, che esprimesse appieno il nostro obiettivo, il benessere delle persone. Proprio nel 2022 ci siamo accorti quanto il vino e ciò che gira intorno ad esso apportasse dei reali benefici nella vita di…
The view affects a lot but…. Since ancient times we have used smell and taste to survive. We tasted if the fruits, seeds and vegetables were good to eat, if there was the presence of danger through smell (smoke) and many other things. During the era of civilization, especially in the last 70 years, we have forgotten how important it is…
How many times have I heard that!!! We often hear the two words used erroneously as if they indicated the same professional figure, but this is not really the case. The oenologist is the one who produces wine, has the technical knowledge to carry out a fermentation, and solve problems if they arise. He knows how to manage a vineyard, understand if there…
Would you like to eat out bringing the bottle with you? From today you can do it too!! Bring your own bottle to the restaurant, the right cork. Have you ever found yourself in the situation where someone gives you a bottle of wine, perhaps even a precious one, but you want to open it in the right context, creating combinations with food? And it happens to you…
Countries + green and wine consumption Sustainability in recent times is becoming a fundamental requirement within the wine market and beyond. The organic symbol is increasingly sought on the label, or in any case concrete proof of corporate sustainability, of their way of operating, of the fact that they can bring a benefit.…
Where was it born? It was invented by the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton on May 8, 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, initially as a remedy for headaches and tiredness. What are we talking about? Definitely Coca Cola. The first name that was given to the drink was "Pemberton's French Wine Coca". Pemberton's was a variation of the…
The summer of San Martino is celebrated on 11 November. But what is it about? It derives from an ancient religious legend according to which Martin of Tours met a beggar on his way home on a stormy day. Taking pity on the sight of the poor man at the mercy of the weather, he gave him half of his cloak. So it was that…
Un insetto dall’importanza indefinibile, innocuo, delicato e particolarmente suscettibile ai cambiamenti del suo habitat, ecco perché abbiamo deciso di introdurre 3 arnie dislocate in 3 punti diversi della nostra tenuta. Come ben sappiamo l’ape sta scomparendo dai nostri territori lasciando sempre più spazio a insetti più resistenti o a specie invasive di altri paesi, proprio…
La barrique è una piccola botte di rovere di 225 litri utilizzata per affinare e conferire al vino determinate caratteristiche aromatiche proprie del legno con cui è fatta. Furono i francesi di Bordeaux i primi ad adottarne l’utilizzo perché era facile da caricare sulle navi. Le barrique furono quindi inizialmente utilizzate non per conferire ulteriore…
Un comune Italiano, inserito nei Borghi più belli d’Italia è Montescudaio, in provincia di Pisa che si affaccia nella Val di Cecina a pochi chilometri dal mare. È doveroso parlare di questo piccolo borgo nel cuore della Toscana, ricco di storia e feste paesane. Ma da cosa deriva il nome “Montescudaio”? Un nome molto particolare…
La storia della vite è un sentiero lungo e tortuoso da cui è difficile capire che strada si è fatto e nella giusta sequenza. Attualmente in base alle informazioni generali che abbiamo sulla storia del vino, il commercio via mare ebbe il suo sviluppo con i Fenici, abilissimi navigatori e costruttori di navi. Le anfore…
Come vengono percepiti i vini italiani all’estero? In Europa, l’Italia gode di una ottima reputazione, soprattutto in Germania, dove il vino italiano viene considerato di qualità e a buon mercato. Questo a differenza dei vini francesi, che vengono considerati di altissima qualità, che permette loro di vendere a prezzi alti. Per quanto riguarda il mercato…
Tutti noi sappiamo che, nel momento in cui una bottiglia di vino viene aperta, inizia automaticamente un processo di deterioramento del vino in essa contenuto, è infatti l’aria, che dà il via all’ossidazione alterando la composizione fruttata, la freschezza e il gusto del vino. E se esistesse uno strumento che riesca a contrastare questo problema??…
Quando parliamo della vite, si parla spesso dei grappoli e quindi dell’uva che poi ci servirà per produrre il nostro vino. In pochi si saranno soffermati su quale sia l’organo della vite che per la maggiore svolge delle funzioni tali da arrivare a tale prodotto finale. L’organo in questione è la foglia, il polmone della…
Leggendo il titolo probabilmente la prima cosa a cui pensiamo è uno spumante, ma non è solo questo, scopriamolo insieme… I gas oggi giorno vengono utilizzati sia per conservare alimenti che bevande. I nuovi sistemi di conservazione del vino, vanno a introdurre dei gas inerti nella bottiglia che permettono una conservazione molto più lunga, sia…
Il colore dei vini è determinato dalla presenza di sostanze coloranti presenti soprattutto nella buccia degli acini. Le sostanze coloranti presenti nel vino appartengono alle famiglie dei flavoni e degli antociani, rispettivamente responsabili della colorazione dei vini bianchi e dei rossi. I vini bianchi vengono ottenuti nella maggior parte dei casi vinificando uve a bacca…
Vino e dieta possono coesistere insieme? La risposta è si, ma con moderazione, soprattutto nei casi di obesità o problemi legati a esso. Ogni grammo di alcol fornisce ben 7 kcal, ritenute calorie accessorie o inutili poiché non necessarie al funzionamento vitale dell’organismo. La quantità media giornaliera di vino a cui sarebbe meglio fare riferimento…
Sai che cosa è la fillossera? La Fillossera è un insetto, di origine americana, arrivato in Europa alla metà del secolo scorso diffondendosi rapidamente in tutti i vigneti. Il danno, è determinato dalle punture di questo Afide che si riscontra in varie parti della vitis vinifera, tra cui: sulle radici, dove provoca la formazione di…
L’espansione della vite e del vino riguardava esclusivamente le classi dominanti che lo importarono a caro prezzo dai territori caucasici e il vino veniva considerato come una bevanda speciale utilizzata quasi esclusivamente per rituali pubblici religioso-politici. “Il vino ostentato crea distinzione sociale, il vino condiviso crea coesione di casta” Il consumo di vino si espanse…
La vendemmia ha sempre rappresentato un momento di festa per la campagna: tutto il lavoro, i sacrifici e gli sforzi vengono ripagati dall’aria di festa che si respira. Un tempo, erano tipiche le scene di ragazze con le gonne al ginocchio che pestavano l’uva, gli uomini la trasportavano dal vigneto con delle ampie ceste e…
Have you ever wondered where the vine comes from? Let's see its history together! The "Vitis Vinifera" or "European vine" is the name of the plant that delights us with its delicious fruits, from which we have learned to obtain an irresistible product! Artifacts of "Vitis vinifera" were found ...
Imagining a trip to the vineyards of the world, discovering the smells of the cultivated grape varieties, we can discover that by approaching the nose to the bunches, only a few give off a scent and that all the others appear odorless. At the end of our tour, we will therefore discover that the unscented grapes represent almost the totality of the wine varieties. ...
What is roundness in a wine? The first consideration is that it is a tactile and not a gustatory stimulus. The perception of softness can be simply defined as the sensation of roundness that occurs in the mouth during tasting. A sensation, so to speak, viscous and dense, capable of giving the wine ...
The most serious scandal in the wine sector dates back to thirty years ago, in Italy: it is the episode of wine with methanol which in March 1986 caused 23 victims with dozens of people with very serious injuries, such as loss of sight, due to intoxication caused by the practice of increasing the alcohol content of wine with methanol ...
The search for quality prevents the mechanization of the harvest, especially in some denominations, therefore it is preferable to resort to manual harvesting. The harvesters, without the aid of mechanical tools, cut the bunches of grapes, collect them in specific containers and transport them to the cellar, relying exclusively on the precision and delicacy of their hands and the strength of their ...
For about ten years the de-alcoholization of wine has been practiced in the world, a process that allows the partial or total extraction of ethanol from wine. There are various methods for de-alcoholising a wine, but the most used is the one called “vacuum”. It is an alcohol extraction process that includes almost 4 main phases: - the ...
Here we are, here we are, it doesn't seem true but 10 years have passed, 10 HARVESTS, 2012-2022. We want to write something to the universe, to the people we met, to the lost moments and to those in which we found ourselves. We want to write something about our vineyard and its grapes, to all those times that we hated it but then cured it and ...
History tells us that cork was used by the ancient Greeks as early as the fifth century BC for closing containers. This habit derives from the discovery, over 2500 years ago, of the main properties of the wood obtained from the cork or cork tree. Among the characteristics of cork we have: Hermeticity: linked to the presence of suberin, an organic substance ...
Blue like the sky, blue like the sea, blue like… wine? Yes, you got it right, blue has also become the color of wine, a novelty in the wine world that leaves curiosity and amazement but at the same time doubts and perplexities. But where does this "madness" come from? Born from a Spanish startup that decides ...
When it is cold, many people seek comfort in a small glass, convinced that alcohol helps the body to warm up. This belief is also reinforced by the fact that in countries like Russia or Poland where the climate is particularly harsh, alcohol is used, but does this really help fight the cold? The answer is no,…
Literally "All Hallows's Eve" or "All Saints' Eve", Halloween is an ancient Irish tradition that has its origins in Samhain, the Celtic New Year. On the eve of each new year, which coincided with October 31, the Celts organized a big party to exorcise the fear of death with the joy of celebration, wearing grotesque masks to ...
It is of fundamental importance for the excellent success of a vineyard to choose the right rootstocks, characterizing the balance of the plant according to the type of soil. In our country about 40 rootstocks are authorized and new ones have been developed alongside the classic ones in recent years. But why do I have to graft? With the advent of Phyllossera (Phyllossera ...
Gum arabic is obtained from the exudate of two varieties of acacia of African origin, Acacia Senegal and Acacia Seyal. Chemically, gum arabic is a hydrophilic colloid made up of a mixture of oligosaccharides of arabinogalactans, and glycoproteins. The ratios between the sugars that form the polysaccharide and glycoprotein chains are different in the gums ...
When salt crystals precipitate they are not always accepted by the consumer and buyer, but we don't have to worry because it is a natural process. We understand why. In grapes, Potassium and Tartaric acid are present in separate compartments and starting from pressing they come into contact in the same solution giving rise to supersaturation conditions in the must. ...
ITALIAN LEGISLATION… BUT GOING UP THE WARRANTY PYRAMID DO WE REALLY HAVE SOMETHING MORE? MORE QUALITY OR MORE TRACEABILITY? What is guaranteed? According to EC regulation 1234/2007, wine is the product obtained exclusively from the alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes whether they are pressed or not. We can easily start with table wines, wines that ...
Here we are !!!!! We prepare our plant for awakening. It will be a little different than when it went into dormancy and stored its reserves in the roots in the form of starch (polysaccharide used to move sugars). The pruning of the vine is essential not only for productive purposes, but also obviously for vegetative ones. There…
For this occasion we thought about which wine most of all identified our company as production importance, even with only 8500 bottles. Our "SCUTUM" represents the birth of the project and the backbone of the company, just as a family man is the pillar on which children can lean, ask for help and ...
The key is always getting the job done right. If we were to extrapolate a formula that ensures the acceleration of company growth in terms of perception and guarantee, it would certainly differ little from this: EXCLUSIVITY + HIGH PERCEPTION + REFERENCE MARKET + PRODUCT CARE + CONTROL + HARD WORK = SMALL COMPANY WITH ...
Can wine be stained by the moon? Today I thought of writing something apparently abstract but that has influenced the popular beliefs and traditions of the past but also those of the present according to which the moon has the power to make wine better or worse and to guarantee or not its evolution and ...
Turning on the web, this brilliant title appeared to me which compared one of the most resonant areas in Italy with the neighboring area of the lower Val di Cecina. The wines of Montescudaio do not enjoy the glamor that the Bolgheri area releases, reconfirming and strengthening itself from year to year. Are the…
It happens many times to see an expert person taste a wine and not actually understand what he is perceiving. Many times, before diving into this world, I felt almost at fault in this sector. But do you know why? Because I didn't even know the basics. I did not even know what logic that individual of ...
From an early age my family always told me one thing: - Don't go to people's homes empty-handed !!! How many times have we heard this sentence repeated? Certainly many times over. Thinking carefully to donate, we don't necessarily have to wait for festive moments such as Christmas or birthdays, otherwise we could also lose ...
Already in 3500 BC there were traces of vines in Mesopotamia and subsequently thanks to the continuous movements of the peoples the cultivation of the vine moved towards Greece. When the Romans came into contact with it, they began to spread it together with the marketing of wine throughout Europe, towards the Black Sea and along ...
Like all entrepreneurs, the agricultural entrepreneur, as well as the independent winemaker today more than ever must possess the characteristics that make him evolved in every sense. Wine undergoes changes from year to year and the entrepreneur must be like wine. Being composed of a good percentage of water, its ability to ...
We have seen in a previous article the importance for a winemaker to harvest, especially in the production of quality red wines, grapes that have an optimal polyphenolic maturity, evaluating the skin and seeds very well. But why can even 24 hours be important? At the biochemical level, many synthesis and polymerization reactions take place which ...
Viticultural obstacles Many wineries, especially when they have large areas of vines, use mechanical grape harvesters that allow you to speed up and streamline work, sometimes allowing you to obtain significant savings on the most important operation for the winegrower. - By analyzing what are the limits of this operation, we can undoubtedly find viticultural obstacles: The ...
Very often from the wineries that produce quality we hear about thinning or selection of the grapes, or green harvest. But what are we talking about? It's very important? By grape thinning we mean the timely intervention which involves the elimination of part of the load per plant (bunches) that are cut and left on the ground. It is an intervention ...
Many ask us how it is progressing and what changes we have seen after this destabilizing bubble called the coronavirus, which unfortunately has not yet ended. First of all, small and medium-sized enterprises in the world of wine need their ideal companion, the restaurateur. This is my belief. We strongly believe that a ...
Organic Wine First of all, the production of organic wines is in a phase of continuous growth and its availability on the market means a continuous direction of demand with an increasingly attentive and aware consumer, who places confidence in the sustainability of the companies that work in this direction. . Starting from 2012, with ...
Price VS Result Our life is like a bottle of wine to buy. On the one hand you have the price to pay and on the other you have the result. It is not that easy to want to pay the price if we are not sure of the result. So how do we do it? Let's take a taste and see if we have ...
What is wine made from? How many times have we ignorantly wondered what a particular wine was made of rather than another. Yes, wine also has its basic skeleton. About 85% of wine is made of water, yet the real substance that characterizes it lies in the remaining 15% and not ...
In the wines we consume there are variable quantities of sulphites, based on the production process, the type of company and any transport of the raw material which will most likely be added by a concentration of the sulphites in question. What are sulphites? These are molecules formed by the union of the sulphite ion with ...
Will wine help? There are those who think and are studying in this direction. Even with the awareness that behind a glass of wine in particular red wine there is an important nutraceutical contribution, it is still pure utopia to think of defeating epidemics with the nectar of Bacchus. But there are some important aspects that according to ...
WINE AND CHANGE Even wine needs change In a world that is undergoing continuous metamorphosis, the world of wine has also undergone strong changes. We are observing the advent of online, still unexpressed potential in a sector that sees the tradition of tasting and buying in different ways, still winning towards a platform that allows you ...
Resistant vines in the field The use of hybrids of vines that show resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew can improve economic and environmental sustainability in a world that increasingly needs human protection and guarantees. We are only at the dawn of this path and and the credentials of the vine hybrids have yet to ...
The advent of drones in precision viticulture Achieving optimal quality standards in the vineyard is not easy and requires a lot of effort. This is why the concept of precision viticulture has emerged over time; a management and production approach differentiated according to the real needs of the producer and his territory .. In fact the vineyards are characterized by a ...
Bottling ... recreational moment There is the technical part that collides with the emotional part. Often it happens that the winemaker talks about levels of sulfur and metered arabic gum, while the owner touches all the bottles that arrive at the end of the bottling line, caressing them as divine creatures who have finally come to pay homage to the earth. Technique and emotion yes ...
Each bottle is a creation. Each product was born from a conditioned naturalness and I call it such because at the base of everything there are questions. I am convinced that the evolution of a project consists mainly in asking the right questions. How many times have I heard that a man measures himself not by the answers that by ...
The Great spotted design of Wine Look at the horizon, seek uniqueness and make it possible The world of wine as well as all sectors needs vision or companies that have components that know how to project themselves in the medium and long term with valid and resonant projects. In other words, what people commit to ...
The CABERNET SAUVIGNON The first official mention appears with the name of "Petit Cabernet". Where was it born? The name "Cabernet Sauvignon" appears for the first time in 1840. Native to the Bordeaux area, a land that also gave birth to the famous Merlot. A centenary and rich history, but its identity was discovered in the end ...
Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most popular wines in the world and certainly one of the most recognizable wines. Infinite interpretations accompany it, considering it a noble wine born in the Loire even if some texts and theories want it originally from Bordeaux. What certainly does not change is the undeniable impact of personality that succeeds ...
Bottle selection and research How pleasant is it when you go to a restaurant and the owner or sommelier recommend a wine? Do they make you taste something different, something that stimulates history, passion and quality? Because you know the big brands, they sell themselves, there is no need to explain them! The thing instead ...
Rosè wines still represent for many the non-wine, the clever and intuitive blend of white and red wines that would otherwise be unspoken. All this is not true at all, also because behind every excellent rosé there is the desire to give voice to a product that if well combined and tasted can give ...
Fermentation: FROM GRAPE JUICE TO WINE After harvesting the grapes we obtain the must through crushing or mashing processes. The biochemical transformation process in which all the sugars, or most of them, are converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide is known as alcoholic fermentation. The primary aromas are hidden in the grape and it is the ...
ALL NAMES HAVE MEANED When you think about what a particular wine means to you, immediately come to mind several moments related to the difficulties, the characteristics found and discovered and the satisfactions in producing it. All this connected to the different sensations and emotions that he transmitted us in a path where the vineyard, the fermentations ...
The T.M Wine Class is born thanks to our competence and experience in the world of strong wine of the results obtained in the sector and the experiences made occupying different positions inside and outside of wineries. It will allow members to have strong benefits on experiential initiatives and on the courses that the T.M wine class puts to ...
The time of harvest varies, as well as for the genetic and environmental aspects also depending on the oenological goals we are going to set. We need to choose the right moment by ensuring that we have a good polyphenolic maturation, in addition to a good alcohol concentration and a good level of acidity that go to satisfy the characteristics of the corporate objective. We believe ...
Completely immersed in the greenery, we present the exclusive event: "Dinner in the Vineyard", a dinner along the rows of the Tenuta La Macchia farm. From June to August we will organize various evenings. Follow us on social networks facebook and instagram or subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on upcoming dates. A long table for a few people, by candlelight…
The Montescudaio wine festival represents for our company one of the most anticipated and heartfelt events of the year. There are two main reasons. One is linked to the time of year as we breathe and experience the harvest, the smell of fermenting musts and the emotion of a new product that is being born in this period. The…
Every summer Tenuta la Macchia offers Sunsets in the Vineyard! Are you looking for experiences? Wine at sunset is your answer !!! At 18.00 we will find ourselves near the company entrance where our staff will welcome you. After a brief explanation of the company we will make a journey in the vineyard to understand with which approach we are going to produce. We will go up ...
With this path we want to teach people to better understand the general, viticultural and oenological phases that lead to the finished wine. A first theoretical session will be held in preparation for the tasting session. The participant will understand first of all what are their characteristics and their perceptions before the final presentation that will lead ...
A child needs many experiences to take shape. Chef for a day allows your child (maximum age 10 years) to experience the preparation of a lunch or dinner directly with the chef and his staff. He will be directly involved, in full safety, in the preparation of the various courses, transforming himself for a ...
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