Reading an Italian Wine Bottle Label – The Things to Look For
What’s in a wine bottle label?
As it happens, quite a lot of things. The label on a bottle of Italian wine is like a little window into what the wine has to...
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Tinazzi: an Italian family that has always been closely linked to wine
In the ancient Veronese tradition, “tinazzi” were containers similar to barrels where pressed grapes were placed to ferment: the Tinazzi family is thus connect...
BRANCAIA IL BLU AND ITS FIRST 30 YEARS
From day one, Brancaia produces high quality wines, which tell the story of the territory in which they are born: the satisfaction in the company is great for the achieved results, but the team is always aware of how vital it is to continue investing in development and research....
The Best Red and White Italian Wines
Variety is the spice of life.
And when it comes to wine, Italy offers more variety than any country in the world. Italy plays host to hundreds of winemakers...
Tenuta di Collalbrigo: a new Rive of Prosecco for an historical cellar of Conegliano
In 1938 the Cosulich Family acquired land in Collalbrigo as a vacation estate. In 1967, Alberto Cosulich enlarged the property and built the cellar, launching a business in winemaking. Now, Alberto’s grandson Federico, together with his father Francesco and Prosit Group, manage the Cellar and represent the fourth generation of winemakers in the family. We sat down with Federico to learn more about this historical Tenuta....
An English Speakers Guide to the Essential Italian Wine Travel Phrases
You’ve finally made the decision to travel to Italy.
After so many years of loving everything about the culture, from the food and fashion through to the It...
The Origins of the Names of Famous Italian Wines
What’s in a name?
While we often just think of names as basically random words that we use to label ourselves, it’s often the case that names have some mean...
Does the Moon Affect Your Italian Wine (And When Should You Bottle Wine)?
When you gaze up to the sky at night, the moon is inevitably the first thing that will catch your eye. This enormous celestial body is Earth’s natural satellit...
Storing Italian Wine in A Cellar – How to Do it Properly and is it Required?
We’ve all heard of Italian wine collectors who have entire cellars dedicated to their passion. These cellars are carefully constructed to ensure the wine is st...
30, 40, 50, 80… BINGO FOR BRANCAIA!
Just jocking, we are not playing Bingo! It is only the list of anniversaries that Brancaia will be celebrating this year. In fact, 2021 is a year of important milestones for Brancaia, both as a company and on a personal level, for the Widmer family....