Wine Knowledge
Insights, guides and curiosities to get to know the world of wine better.
The farmhouse of lost dreams: the story and the wine
Just as I was involved in the launch of the essay "Gli eroi bevono vino", in the same way I lent a hand at the presentation of another book, the novel "Il casale dei sogni perduti" by Lisetta Renzi. The event was held in Rome at the l...
The wine of Bali
When talking about new world we are all fascinated by Australia, New Zeland, South Africa etc. but we forget that wine is also spreaded in countries where we would never expect wine production at all , and one of them, is Bali, the New New World of ...
Selection of the Most Popular White Wines in Summer
Finally summer, one of the most anticipated seasons of all – the days grow longer, free time expands, and relaxing with a lovely aperitivo by the waterfront becomes essential. As with our wardrobe, we also "lighten up" in our eating, preferring...
Vino clinto: the Veneto grape variety banned by law.
Some don't consider it wine since it derives from a cross between Vitis Riparia and Vitis Lambrusca rather than Vinifera, while others fondly remember it as the family wine. With its impenetrable violet color and intense fruity aroma, the vino Clinton is...
Wine Enhancement Among the New Trends in Mass-Market Retail
Presumably to curb the historic decline in consumption, over the past year the space dedicated to wines has increased and the assortment has grown deeper. The decline in purchases of packaged wine in mass-market retail was interrupted only last year with a sl...
The 10 Food Trends According to Whole Foods 2016
Whether we like it or not, every year a new trend emerges and attention shifts from one point to another along the supply chain. The world is dynamic, it always has been, and these days it continues to be so but at a speed at least ten times greater. Society changes just as our priorities change...
Discovering the beneficial effects of grape seed oil
On this site we talk only about grapes! Mainly about wines and grape varieties, but today we want to inform you about something lesser known: grape seed oil, better known as olio di vinaccioli. At a time when there is much talk about...
The Life of Giacomo Tachis and His Testament: "La livella del vino"
"Wine is the human interpretation of the grape." Like at a gathering of friends, it is time for farewells; yesterday Italy said goodbye for the last time to Giacomo Tachis, architect of the enological "Rinascimento" made in Italy; but not only the wine world will mourn him, but an entire country that owes so much to one who contributed to the revaluation of one of Italy's finest products.
D-Vine, from today serving wine is no longer a problem!
How many times does it happen to go to a wine bar and notice the incompetence of whoever is serving you! Wine too warm and undrinkable, or too cold to the point of numbing every characteristic of the product… not to mention the category of "glass swirlers"...
How to Pour Wine Without Removing the Cork
When I saw the video in which Joe Bastianich was talking about the product I'm about to tell you about, I thought "How did I not think of this myself?" Classic phrase you say when you see a good, in some ways "simple" idea, you'll tell me; well this time it's not quite like that, and to prove it I'll take a brief step back in time by sharing an anecdote from my childhood.
Gewurztraminer: everything you need to know in a few lines
Gewurztraminer is without a doubt one of the iconic wines of Trentino. Its name derives from the village to which the origins of the grape variety are traced: Tramin or Termeno. Literally, Gewurztraminer means spiced wine from the village of Tramin. Beyond Trentino...
Discovering Under Sea Wines: a dive into submerged wines
The "spark" for storing wine underwater was probably ignited by the discovery of a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea; the product, after 170 long years, was still drinkable and had preserved many of its original characteristics...