Wine Culture

In the following article we explain everything about Chiaretto di Bardolino, one of the best Italian rosé wines. [READ ALL]

Read the article to find out everything about Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo. [READ ALL]

Common aspects and differences between Barolo and Barbaresco.

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In these days, as usual, we have received many orders of sparkling wines: the wines for the party and for the toast.

While we were preparing this huge amount of packages, we asked ourselves a question: why do we celebrate and toast with sparkling wines? Or: why are sparkling wines the toast wines? Why them and not the classic red or white wines? [READ ALL]

Read the interview with Arturo Verrotti di Pianella, owner of Rizieri winery. [READ ALL]

Wineshop.it wine Blog, which we have recently introduced also in English version, has obtained an important recognition. In particular, we are in the top ten of the best Italian wine blogs and sites. The ranking was compiled by Feedspot, a huge online database that indexes and collects blogs, podcasts, websites and YouTube channels from all over the world. [READ ALL]

In today’s article we want to present you a unique wine, which we have the pleasure of hosting in our online wine sales site.

It’s called Orto di Venezia. There are many curiosities about the Orto di Venezia that deserve to be revealed and known to enhance a product made in Italy that has no equal in the rest of the world and that can not be produced elsewhere. [READ ALL]

The theme of today’s article is a specific of the production of a classic method sparkling wine. This phase is called tirage, a word of the French language. Let’s see what tirage means, how this practice happens and at what stage of the production process.

If you are looking for information about the tirage, read the following artice and you will satisfy your curiosity. You need a few minutes! [READ ALL]

How many times did you participate in the aperitif ritual? Have you ever wondered: what is the origin of the aperitif? Who invented the aperitif? What is the history of the aperitif? Why is it so called? Where does the word aperitif come from? What does aperitif mean? We answer in our article. [READ ALL]

The IWSR (International Wine & Spirits Research), one of the world’s leading alcohol market research institutes, has recently published the results of a study on the possible trends that will characterize the wine sector in 2023 and in the following years.

According to experts, 5 trends will be protagonists in the wine market in the future. [READ ALL]

The theme of PIWI vines and wines is extremely topical and will be in the future of viticulture and world oenology. In this article, we want to explain the meaning of PIWI: what does PIWI mean? What are the characteristics of PIWI vines and wines? What are the most common PIWI in Italy and in the world? What is the origin and history of PIWI vines?

Below, we answer these questions, hoping to clarify the issue. [READ ALL]

The relationship between human personality and oenological preferences is one of the issues that scientists and psychologists are studying.

"Food Quality and Preference" has recently published a research conducted by some experts from the Universities of Verona and Macerata that has tried to investigate the possible link between the personality traits of the respondents and the wines drunk. Below, let’s see what emerged from this study. [READ ALL]

When we talk about red wines we emphasize their tannins. When we talk about white wines we usually don’t mention tannins.

Is the association red wines-tannins and white wines-no tannins correct? Do white wines have tannins? Below, to satisfy your curiosity, we will answer all these questions. [READ ALL]

Some of the most searched questions on the web in the last month, probably due to a bad storage of some of the many bottles of wine that were opened during the holidays, are: why does wine become vinegar? When wine becomes vinegar? How to avoid wine tastes like vinegar?

In short, there is the fear that wine can turn into vinegar or reveal unpleasant aromas. For this reason, in our article, we decided to answer all these questions. [READ ALL]

In today’s article we answer this question: why do you taste wine in the restaurant? What is the goal of tasting? What do you want to verify by trying the wine that has been ordered?

Take a few seconds and try to answer our questions. Well, now read our article and see if you gave the correct answers. We anticipate that the solutions to our questions are not obvious. [READ ALL]

Christmas holidays are coming and we want to remind you that you shouldn’t toast with water because it’s bad luck. Why is it bad luck? Everyone knows that toasting with water and other soft drinks is bad luck; few people know the explanation.

We consulted specialized websites and manuals of etiquette and we found the answers we were looking for. [READ ALL]

Biodiversity is one of the strengths of Italian wine production, favored by the great variety of territories, environments and landscapes of our Peninsula. Among the distinctive territories of our country a prominent position should be reserved for those surrounding the highest active volcano in Europe: Etna. Here, thanks to an exclusive ecosystem, unique wines are produced.

In 10 points, what you need to know about Etna volcanic wines. [READ ALL]

Take some of the bottles of wine you find in your cellar and place them on a table. Observe them for a few seconds. You can see the variability of their shapes/sizes and the diversity of their colors.

This last aspect is often not considered, but the color of a bottle of wine has very precise meanings. Below, we answer the question: Why do wine bottles have different colors? [READ ALL]

This question tests even the most experienced of wine lovers. The standard capacity of the wine bottles is 75 cl. Everyone knows this, but few enthusiasts know the reasons for this standard.

As often happens, behind these kind of curious questions, there are truly surprising answers. Read our article and you will find the answers to our question. [READ ALL]

Prosecco and Franciacorta are not the same wine! Of course, they are two great Italian sparkling wines, but their characteristics and the ways in which they are produced are extremely different. In short, as we have said, they are two very, very different sparkling wines!

We explain the main differences between Prosecco and Franciacorta. [READ ALL]