Let’s find out together! If you have chosen to bottle your wine yourself for the first time this article is right for you… you can’t miss it! As we all know, the culture of wine was born many years ago… and, it has always been much loved. This ancient culture brings with it many traditions…
What wine do we choose? The holidays have arrived and we are ready to start with Christmas lunches and dinners. We chose the tablecloth, the suitable cutlery, how to decorate the table, the menu, maybe we even shared the tasks with the members of the family. But the wine? To accompany greedy aperitifs, meat or
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
How to make wine? The wine production process, however important, will never give a good result if the raw material is not of quality. In fact, the cultivation of grapes is the first and most important step for the production of wine. The variables are endless, from the territory to the ripening time of each
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
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
Decanting is the fundamental secret to obtaining perfect wines! It is said that rackings are the secret of perfect wines and experience teaches that this corresponds to the truth. In fact, the decanting of wine allows to obtain very limpid wines, allows the elimination of solid and unwanted substances, therefore it allows to obtain more
The importance of wine in Greece from yesterday to today… with Grifo! Among the numerous merits that Greece had within the cultural panorama of the ancient Mediterranean area there was also that of the spread of the culture of wine, the so-called “drink of Dionysus“. Why Dionysus? Because he was one of the oldest mythological figures
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
Get Grifo to help you choose the best wine! In recent years, wine has been increasingly at the center of attention; above all it was at the center of the debate “better white or red for health and diet?” Now we will find out with Grifo, which of the two is the best to drink,
A substance contained in red wine could help counteract Coronavirus. According to an international study published in February, a substance called “resveratrol” would represent a natural remedy to block the replication of the Mers virus, or the “close relative” of SARS-Cov-2, responsible for pneumonia from Covid-19. Resveratrol is a non-flavonoid phenol and a phytoalexin naturally
