When to harvest? The harvest is the moment in which the grapes, grown in the vineyard throughout the year, are harvested and taken to the cellar to begin the winemaking process, which with the alcoholic fermentation of the sugars contained in the ripe berries will transform the must into wine. The harvest represents not only
Where is it? In Bologna! From 19 to 23 October, halls 33 and 35 of Bologna Fiere will host the EIMA Green fair, for the first time in attendance after the pandemic. Grifo will be present in hall 35, stand D / 11! You will find us at the stand with all the news of
How you do it? Apples… October is the month of the harvest of this extraordinary fruit, and there are so many festivals dedicated to them: not only in Trentino-Alto Adige, but also in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and in Lombardy, where there are valleys kissed by nature where apples they grow luxuriantly. It is no coincidence that
How you do it? Sweet, creamy, inviting: pomegranate jam is a joy for the mouth and the spirit, because it is prepared with genuine ingredients. Together with pomegranate, in fact, it is made with green apples, sugar and lemon juice, for a truly intriguing mix. To prepare the pomegranate jam, the first step is to
Let’s find out why! Every wine producer knows that the right bottle is essential for maintaining the quality of the wine and it is essential to choose the right glass and the right shape because the eye also wants its part! But why is wine sold in bottles of 75 cl? There are various theories
Why is it so consumed by everyone? For the 70% of the adult population, the consumption of beer is confirmed as a convivial pleasure. 9 out of 10 consumers (92%) always drink it with a meal or close to the meal. Dinner is the most popular consumption occasion (78%, with peaks among the over 35), in
Fruit processing machinery! The orange of apricots and melon, the red of strawberries and cherries, watermelon, peaches, medlars and plums; so rich in antioxidant, anti-lipid and moisturizing properties, let’s see why you shouldn’t miss the good daily dose of summer fruit! Fresh, colorful, juicy, the fruit of summer regenerates us from all those nutrients that
Full of benefits! Of Asian origin, precisely in the area between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, the cherry spread in Egypt since the seventh century BC, then in Greece and subsequently in Italy; around the 2nd century BC But how did it come to our country? Plutarch, Pliny the Elder and Columella attribute
Create your tomato puree! The tomato does not require particular types of soil for its cultivation. Sowing can take place in the seedbed, a sheltered container with cover or in an open field. At the birth of the seedlings, the most solid and robust are selected and will be transplanted, while the fragile ones are
What is it for? The scientific name of hops is Humulus – given its passion for humid places – lupulus – for its unhealthy habit of strangling the plants on which it climbs, just like a wolf with its prey. Hops were used – already by the Romans – for its healing properties, and for
Fight the “cork flavor”! For a winemaker every choice is important and for it to be successful it must be made with competence and carefully evaluating many variables. One of the various questions to ask concerns the cork: “Which cork to use for corking wine?” According to a study conducted by Walter Massa – a
Follow Grifo’s Almanac 2021! Bottling wine means transferring the wine from demijohns to bottles and it is a long-standing ritual … This is why it is important to do it in the best possible way with the right tools and precautions. First of all, is it important to know when to bottle? Based on the
