Serving Temperature One of the most important factors influencing the tasting of a wine is certainly the serving temperature. This element is sometimes underestimated, but it plays a fundamental role in the correct perception that we should have of a wine. On many occasions we tend to...
Four questions (and answers) about vineyards and next vintages Fabrizio was asked to explain his opinion about four points. Here are questions and answers 1. Can you briefly describe the 2015 and 2016 growing seasons for your vineyards? Both 2015 and 2016 can be judged as very good...
What happens to wine in barriques? Barriques are small barrels - of French origin - built with oak wood, of small dimensions (225 litres for the Bordeaux and 228 litres for the Burgundy). The history of barriques brings us back to France because they were initially used...
Sangiovese: the number one most-planted grape variety in Italy. It is a very complex wine varietal that offers great wines when made with single-variety vinification but that also gives strong emotions in blend. Ranging from brilliant ruby to garnet, true Sangiovese wines should never be too dark...
Brett: the lack that, sometimes, we like Brett is for Brettanomyces. They are yeast that give to wine that smell of patch, horse, stable, animal, which used to make turn up the noise to everybody. Once these smells of Brettanomyces were associated to not very clean...
Wine and Food Pairing When can we say a food and wine match is optimal? This is one of the thorniest topics. How many times have we heard controversies about the combination of meat with white wine or fish with red wine? How many discordant opinions...
What “Contains Sulfites” (or Sulphites) actually means when printed on a bottle of wine? Why some people claim to be allergic to sulfites, or complain that sulfites give them headaches? What Sulfites are Sulfites are substances often used as preservatives in dried fruits and other products, but...
Maturation of wine The maturation of wine is one of the most important processes of its preparation. Depending on the characteristics of the grapes and the kind of wine we want to obtain, the maturation takes place into different containers. In some cases the container is...