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 ...
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