Tag Archives: wine
Stakes for the new vineyard
In this video, Enrico talks about placing the stakes for the new Zio Nando vineyard: the grapevine shoots were planted last year and now it’s time to set up the support. The terrain, the marl and the importance of exposure, microclimate and grape variety … in a word, Terroir.
From the perspective of Anna, the Vina Studija store manager
In Riga the population is divided in two, with 50% speaking Latvian and 50% speaking Russian, and different lifestyles, cultures and traditions. Obviously this is an important ethnic mix that complicates the study of this small Baltic city’s market. Here we are helped by Anna, the store manager of Vina Studija, a chain of quality wine stores, to better understand the tendencies of the average Latvian consumer.
Wine culture
A book by the excellent journalist, Luciano Pignataro, was published just a few days ago: 101 VINI DA BERE ALMENO UNA VOLTA NELLA VITA SPENDENDO MOLTO POCO [101 WINES TO DRINK AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, SPENDING VERY LITTLE]. It is the latest in the class of books offering a selection of wines with an appealing price/quality ratio. Although through my work as a vendor I deal with wines that one finds on the market in at a high price point, I do not fail to recognize that most consumers cannot frequently permit themselves a bottle of wine of … Continua
The second hailstorm
On June 29, while I was in London, I was informed that a violent storm hit Serralunga d’Alba in the late evening, but I didn’t think that along with heavy rain there would also be hail. I didn’t realize until today just what happened during that atmospheric event. Luckily, the hail affected only a limited area, that of the nebbioli situated on the upper part of the Lirano hill. The damage was lessened by the fact that the hail was relatively light and I don’t believe that it has compromised the quality of the grapes. This is the second hailstorm … Continua
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