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 the…

[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 why…

[READ THE PREVIOUS [Our] White Vinification: the Fermentation - part 1] Let's go back to our cellars to learn the principal steps in the production of white wines from Tenute d’Italia getting a close-up view from Ivan Lentini, head of production, with whom today we will expand the topic of ferment…

[READ THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE - [Our] White Vinification: the Must] So the yeasts are inoculated into the must and start the alcoholic fermentation which will transform the must into wine. Yes, but not only that. In order for the yeast to work best we need to make sure we keep it strong. In this sen…

In the previous episodes we talked about the harvest and the first processing stages of our white grapes. We continue the story of the white vinification process as performed at the Tenute d 'Italia winery in the company of the production manager Ivan Lentini. Hi Ivan, good to see you again! Durin…