Umbria is a region in Central Italy that often does not get the importance it deserves in the Italian wine scene. Umbrian wines have been for...
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Sulphur dioxide: why does wine contain sulphites?
Sulphur dioxide is one of the most talked about topics in the wine world. Around it revolve myths, urban legends, rubbish,...
Beer and brewing styles: bottom-fermenting beers
Our 'beer week 🍺' continues with this first of three articles dedicated to brewing styles and, more specifically, to low-key beers...
How is beer made? [Summary] Production in 12 steps.
As I anticipated yesterday, this penultimate week of October is officially my beer festival, with 7 articles dedicated to brewing...
How do you make beer? Let's start with the ingredients!
Since Oktoberfest 2020, the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, has also been cancelled due to Coronavirus, I decided to dedicate...
Italian wine labelling: how to read the label
The labelling of Italian wine is a complex world made up of a set of compulsory or optional indications that change according to the...
Grapevine: Vitis vinifera cultivation
Tonight I decided to write an in-depth study for aspiring sommeliers on the vine plant, starting from its reproduction and ending with the...
Italian wines: Lombardy
In this article I am happy to share with you a small excerpt from the second edition of my book 'How to become a Sommelier' dedicated to wines...
Graphical food and wine pairing sheet: let's study together
Starting this week, I decided to 'tidy up' all the old notes on my wine blog dedicated to aspiring sommeliers in order to keep them...
Sommelier: who should serve first at the table?
One of the questions you ask me most often concerns precedence, i.e. "who should the sommelier serve first at the table?" FISAR or AIS does not...
Calabrian wines: sommelier notes and tasting Cantine Lavorata
Do you like Calabrian wines? Let's study the history of Calabrian wine and viticulture together while tasting the wines of Cantine Lavorata.
Chile: grape varieties, winemaking practices and wines
Welcome to my notes dedicated to Chilean wine! Before delving into all the aspects of viticulture in Chile, let's have a very brief...