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...

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...

We are back in the company of production manager Ivan Lentini to continue our journey to discover the main winemaking techniques used at the Tenute d’Italia winery. After having discovered the main steps that make up the so-called white vinification procedure, here we are again, ready to review t...

[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...

[READ THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE: [Our] White Vinification: the Fermentation part 1/part 2] Laboratory tests confirm that fermentation has ended. How do we proceed at this point? At this point we generally proceed with a sulphurisation of the must, or the addition of potassium metabisulphite. But wh...