Tannins Explained: The Secret Behind Wine’s Boldness

Anyone who has ever heard someone describe a wine has probably heard the term tannins. It’sa term widely used in the world of wine – but what exactly are they and why do they matter? Tannins are natural compounds found in grape skins, seeds and stems. They’re also present inother things like tea leaves and…

Christmas Tasting

To a child, the coming of December brings to mind the approaching festivities, a much-needed pause after the first few months of the school year. University students, on the contrary, might find their minds occupied by very different thoughts; burdened by exams that might both anticipate and follow that otherwise very pleasant time of the…

Young calls out wine world, Wine’ot?

Le sfide e i successi dei giovani Il mondo enologico, col trascorrere degli anni, ha subito molte mutazioni, entrando a far parte nella quotidianità dei giovani con una visione molto diversa rispetto al passato. Originariamente, l’immagine classica del vino italiano era quella del chianti nel fiasco che accompagnava i pasti, una bevanda consumata in maniera…

 In Vino Veritas | La Valpolicella

Che siate assidui degustatori o amanti occasionali di vino, sicuramente avrete sorseggiato o avrete sentito parlare del vino rosso della Valpolicella. Nota in tutto il mondo per la sua produzione di vino, questa valle ha prodotto e tuttora produce vini corposi e vellutati. Già ai tempi dei romani in questa zona si produceva un vino…

The South American Wine Market: a smart insight

Italian wines are conquering many south American markets, in particular our “reds”, mainly the Sicilian ones, are spreading in Brazil. A good signal, but if we further analyse the trends we can find a different and quite opposite situation. Even if in the last years many south American countries were increasing their exports towards the most…