Wine Culture

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]