Wine Knowledge
Insights, guides and curiosities to get to know the world of wine better.
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...
The oldest method for producing prosecco: Sur Lie
What does Sur Lie mean? "SUR LIE" in French or "COL FONDO" in Italian, literally means "on the dirty" (yeasts) and is the oldest method for producing sparkling prosecco. Before having the Autoclavi, i.e. pressurized tanks, us...
Let's Discover the Denominations of Italian Wines
How to navigate the various wine denominations: IGT, DOC, DOCG and VQPRD? Table wines (VDT) Typical geographic indication wines (IGT) Controlled designation of origin wines (DOC) Controlled and guaranteed designation of origin wines (DOCG)...