Processes/2: fermentation

The harvest is now at the door and, in the cellar, the grapes harvested will be transformed into must, which will begin almost immediately the process of fermentation. We have all heard this word many times. Yes, but what exactly happens? The fermentation, in this case alcoholic (there are various types) is a form of […]
Processes/3: Winemaking

In the previous article we saw the first phase of the winemaking process: alcoholic fermentation. Let us now see the two main winemaking methods: in red and white. Red wine Usually, for the production of red wines, the crushing is carried out with destemmed, with machines that break the berries without tearing the peel and […]
Gli spumanti/1

Sparkling wines are defined as wines characterised, at the time of uncorking, by the production of more or less persistent foam: When the cork is removed, since the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of the bottle, the wine gradually releases the carbon dioxide Dioxide contained in it, in the form of bubbles. Traditionally, Pinot […]