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...
Chianti Tuna If you are looking for special meat second plates, here you have Chianti tuna, one of the typical Tuscan recipes based on pork meat that is a real preserves. It is an ancient poor cuisine recipe and a farmer tradition, internationally recognized for its taste...
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...
Investigative report by Winesurf about cement tanks: what producers, oenologists and consumers think Winesurf investigative report about cement tanks had a lot of interesting and detailed answers. For this reason, first of all, all people that dedicated their time to answer deserve our thank. Moving forward,...
Chianti Classico Risotto Refined and substantial suitable for special occasions, dinners with friends, or for a dinner for two, risotto is a classic of Italian cuisine. Here is a recipe of great effect, to be enjoyed in company or alone: a good carnaroli rice and a...
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...
The Chianti region attracts every year millions of tourists, thanks to local wines and the beauty of landscapes, to be discovered, why not, with the camper, sleeping in a vineyard Chianti Classico made famous an entire region, which attracts tourists from all over the world, not...
The biggest restaurant in the world? It is located at 10,000 meters of height, on Emirates flights and each years it serves 100 million of meals, local dishes combined with wine labels appropriated for a star restaurant, such as Dom Pérignon 2006 and Solaia 2008 What...
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...