Wine Knowledge
Insights, guides and curiosities to get to know the world of wine better.
Vermouth: let's get to know this aromatized wine
Aromatized wines: Vermouth Not everyone knows that the historic Martini has wine as its base ingredient! The product, in fact, if it were to reach 16% vol. would be considered an aromatized wine (whereas the alcohol content of almost all variants is 14.4)...
Guide: Wine Transport and Storage
To transport our wine bottles from the supermarket or wine shop to home, I recommend getting a rigid plastic carrier with a handle to avoid annoying and costly glass breakage. Once home, wine storage depends on the type of wine and how soon you plan to use it...
What is prosecco millesimato? Trend or better quality?
Sometimes we find ourselves faced with a bottle of sparkling wine whose label bears the word "Millesimato". Let's try to understand what it means. The term Millesimato is given to sparkling wines – limiting ourselves to Italian ones – produced from the vinification of grapes from a single vintage...
Guide: The Organic Wine Label
Among the information we can find on the label of an organic wine for sale, since 2012 a small logo has been added: It represents the Eurofoglia, the European logo that distinguishes all organic products, including wine. More than ...
Guide: Organic Wine – What It Is and How It's Produced
A brief but important premise: organic wine does not mean "better" or lower in sulfites; it is simply the legal definition of a product that adheres to certain rules and a specific production process. Until February 9, 2012, European regulations did not include a definition of organic wine, but it was possible to indicate on the label "wine made from organic grapes"...
Guide: "Contains Sulphites" on the Label – Let's Clear Things Up
"Contains Sulphites" on the label is a mandatory statement when sulphites exceed 10 mg/l: it is primarily meant to inform those who are sensitive to sulphites. It does not automatically indicate a "worse" wine, only that the prescribed threshold has been exceeded....
What Are Private Labels and What Impact Do They Have?
Large-Scale Retail, Private Labels and Wine Wine purchasing at large-scale retail chains (GDO – Grande Distribuzione Organizzata) is now a factor to be taken seriously, so much so that our Pasquale Testardi decided to dedicate the first article of his wine storage guide to the aspects arising from this trend...
Guide: How to Choose Wine by Reading the Label
Knowing how to read a wine label Far from wanting to write a treatise on wine legislation, the purpose of this article is to give our winelovers some advice when they find themselves in front of a supermarket shelf and can't decide w...
Guide: Wine Storage in Large-Scale Retail
Raise your hand if you've never bought wine at a hypermarket! Whether it's a hypermarket, supermarket, or specialty store, the way wine is transported, stored, and displayed greatly influences what will end up in our glass, and sometimes certain "dangerous" practices could undermine the excellent work done in the vineyard and in the cantina...
Eco-Sustainable Wines: the V.I.V.A. project is born
Territory, air, vineyard, water: these are the parameters for sustainable viticulture. Consumer attention toward environmental sustainability is growing, and so a few years ago the V.I.V.A. initiative was launched, a national project started by...
Producing Wine in the Gaza Strip?
Wine in Gaza – it's possible. After hearing the story of an Iranian man and how he secretly produced wine at home, hiding his vines among the shrubs and harvesting as quickly as possible to avoid being discovered, I found out that – after some research online – even in Yemen and the Gaza Strip, wine is produced, where it is illegal and one risks severe punishment even for being caught in possession of a miniature bottle of beer.
Sulfites in Wine: Are They Really Such a Big Problem?
The use of sulfites in wine is often debated – there are many interesting points of view, but there is certainly a tendency to demonize this additive. We definitely lean toward the position that calls for something more ...