Ivan, can you explain to us what maceration consists of and why it is so important in the context of red vinification? Let's say that in the maceration process lies the true sense of red wine production! In fact, it consists in letting the marc (the skins of the grapes) remain in contact with th...

Here are some images Tenute d’Italia of the tasting counter at Wine to Asia 2020, set up in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency - ICE [Agency for the promotion abroad and internationalization of Italian companies]. Presenting Tenute d’Italia to the public of the prestigious event, our ag...

After talking about grapes in general, let's move on to the important topic of harvesting: how does the harvest of your red grapes take place? Do you use machinery, or do you opt for the manual method? Just as for white grapes, the harvesting of red grapes here at Tenute d’Italia is also strictl...

[READ THE PREVIOUS [Our] Red Vinification: the Grapes - part 1] Speaking of white grapes we specified that they are the first to be gathered in the harvest, and we also gave a rough idea of the order in which they reach maturity. Can we do the same for black grapes too? Well, we can certainly s...