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Articles on the topic of vino.
Terrazas Reserva Malbec 2009: a Glass of Argentina
Terrazas Reserva Malbec 2009: when great wine comes from the New World I am Italian and very attached to my country, despite everything, despite its contradictions, its flaws, its political class and many other negative aspects of our nation...
The Origin of Argentine Bonarda
This grape variety is stealing the spotlight from Malbec in Argentina, with growing appreciation from foreign markets. When aged in oak, it can deliver truly incredible results in terms of aromas and structure. Argentine Bonarda, which becomes Il Bonarda when the grape is turned into wine...
Xenium blanc de noirs metodo classico
Domini Dauni is a young winery that, as the name suggests, is located near the Appennino Dauno, in the Foggia area, specifically in San Severo. The mountains near which we find ourselves form the natural extension of the Appennino Sannita and are...
Cannonau, the oldest grape of the Mediterranean.
I had completely forgotten about this news, about Cannonau, the oldest vine of the Mediterranean. It all happened a few days ago, while I was reading a wine magazine. These are the kinds of stories that reopen the memory of your past studies, c...
Sunscreen to Protect Grape Berries from UV Rays
The innovation comes from Australia: a sunscreen could allow all winegrowers to protect their grape berries from the high temperatures experienced during certain months of the year. The sun, a source of energy that enables the creation and growth...
The "biblical wine" comes from Calabria
The pure wine will only be able to be produced from the next harvest and will initially involve the production of at least 200 bottles, an entrepreneurial idea aimed at satisfying foreign demand. The pure wine or "sacred wine" will be a product of c...
The Wine World Today Meets Pope Francis
The meeting between Pope Francis Bergoglio and the sommeliers, producers, enologists and winegrowers of the Italian territory has been scheduled for today – approximately 180 people – a unique occasion in the history of wine. The wine world is closely tied to history...
200,000 Hectares of Vineyards Lost in Italy
A severe loss for the Italian territory, which has seen 200,000 hectares of land dedicated to vine cultivation decimated, placing Italy as the third European power just behind France and Spain. In just 13 years, as many as 200,000 hectares...
Chronicle of a Bordeaux Wine Fraud
There were supposed to be ten cases of fine wine sold to the restaurateur, who however foiled the scam by having a convicted criminal arrested. The fraud against a restaurateur in Bra, a small town in the province of Cuneo, according to what...
Farewell to Cork: consumers prefer screw caps
Farewell, dear cork: screw caps are winning over more and more consumers! Farewell to the cork stopper – according to a survey conducted by IPSOS, a growing number of consumers prefer opening fine wine bottles with an aluminium cap, drawing increasing consensus especially from foreign consumers...
Bali, wine is at home
A long time ago, I had a chat with some of my restaurant clients about wine in general, and it was them – just back from a trip to Bali – who told me this fantastic story of wine and viticulture in an environment I never would have expected to produce wine...
Guide: How to Store Leftover Wine in the Bottle?
Storage of "Leftover Wine" In our ABC wine guide we talked about storage in large retail chains, we helped you step by step with reading the label and making decisions, opening the wine and choosing the right glass;...