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
With Grifo’s filters! Filtering wine: what a controversial issue … Yet, the Etruscans, Greeks and ancient Romans filtered it in order to drink it clear, as the nectar of the gods must have been. But what’s the point of actually using filters today? Among the winemaking practices, that of filtering is used in the oenological
What can we do with beer caps? Beer is always a good idea, even more so if it is a handmade beer, which respects our tastes and needs. Making beer at home is not that complicated… But let’s see how to bottle it! To best bottle your beer and preserve its flavor, all you need
October is coming and the pomegranate season officially begins! The pomegranate is the fruit of the pomegranate. Its name: “pomegranate” derives from the Latin malum (apple) and granatum (with seeds); in fact, this fruit resembles the shape of an apple with many grains of seeds with a sour taste inside. But why is it so
Grifo’s meat mincers: faithful recipe mates! How are meatballs made? It was the mid-fifteenth century when Mastro Martino da Como explained it. The recipe was simple and did not include minced meat, but veal slices filled with a spicy filling, folded back on themselves and roasted on a spit. A hundred years later, the recipe
Discover the taste of real wine, with Grifo’s oenological machines! The harvest is the agricultural activity which consists in the collection of grapes which will then be used in the production of wine. The grapes, grown in the vineyard throughout the year, are harvested and brought to the cellar to begin the winemaking process, which
With the fruit processing machines, you are loaded with vitamins! Fruit is a low calorie food, rich in nutrients and with numerous beneficial properties. It is characterized by the high content of water (80-90%), vitamins, minerals and antioxidant substances. Since childhood we have always been taught that eating it is good, especially in summer, but
