The expansion of the vine and wine concerned exclusively the ruling classes who imported it at a high price from the Caucasian territories and wine was considered as a special drink used almost exclusively for public religious-political rituals. “Ostentatious wine creates social distinction, shared wine creates caste cohesion” Wine consumption expanded…
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. ...
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 ...
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…
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