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The Vine in the Mediterranean? The Work of the Sardinians!
History, even if now in the past, is in constant evolution thanks to studies continuously conducted by historians who, like an explorer with a torch, shed light on unclear facts or data taken simply for granted without solid foundations. This time...
Lambrusco: Humble like Pope Francis
We had recently talked about Pope Francis and his encounter and relationship with the world of wine; today we find ourselves talking about him again thanks to the initiative of Cantina Ceci, whose excellent lambrusco Otello Nero we had reviewed. What do they have in com...
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...
White Wine Makes Women Aggressive
Can a few glasses of white wine really contribute to making a woman aggressive? Victoria Moore has demonstrated through studies conducted on a sample of rational and calm women that a real correlation exists. The properties of...
Wine: Personalized Yeasts for an Inimitable Fermentation!
Goodbye globalized yeasts, here comes "tailor-made and personalized" fermentation. It is precisely personalized yeasts that give a touch of originality to the taste of the wine produced, while creating an absolutely inimitable product. The latest trend...
The formula of the first Coca-Cola: red wine & co?
The first Coca-Cola sold commercially was called Vin Mariani and was a compound based on red Bordeaux wine and cocaine, a formula later revised and made non-alcoholic by chemist John Stith Pemberton. Coca-Cola over the years has become a myth of our times, with...
Farewell Antoine, King of Fiano
2015 doesn't seem to be a fortunate year in some respects — we have lost many artists, among them Pino Daniele and Francesco Rosi. Today the wine world also mourns, mourns for Antoine Gaita, who passed away this morning at just sixty years of age. To Antoine...
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...
Chinese food and wine: a difficult pairing even for sommeliers
Pairing the intense flavors of Chinese cuisine with wine proves truly difficult even for the most experienced sommeliers — the only beverages truly capable of enhancing its flavors are German wines and beer. Food and wine pairing is an essential detail, and flavors often tend to enhance the taste of the wine...
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...