Author Archives: Francesco Properzi Curti

What are Wine “Deposits”?

Often in wines, especially when talking about red wines and a few years after the harvest, imperfections can be identified during the visual examination due to residual substances or sediments, commonly called “posa” for their characteristic of settling at the bottom of the bottle. The formation of these deposits is caused by a natural process […]

The Bag in Box

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Although the tradition tends towards the classic and romantic bottle of wine, with its label, cork, capsule and everything that revolves around the symbolic opening of the bottle, it is absolutely necessary to dispel the concept that in the bag in box, which are nothing more than containers with extraordinary storage capacities, cannot be used […]

Zibibbo

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Zibibbo, also known as Moscato d’Alessandria is a white grape variety whose origins are not certain, as often happens in the world of wine. In all probability it all began in Egypt, and its diffusion in “Europe” probably depended on the well-known commercial skills of the Phoenicians. History It is thanks to them and afterwards […]

Primitivo

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Primitivo is an ancient grape whose roots are to be found in southern Italy, particularly in the Puglia region. Origins The studies done on this vine have brought its origins to what is now the Balkan Peninsula, so we are talking about Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania, and thanks to the Illyrians it probably […]

Sauvignon Blanc

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The grape we want to talk about today has French origins, a white berry grape known all over the world, that produces wines characterized by particular personality and hints of unusual elegance and complexity, we are talking about Sauvignon blanc. Origins For years it was thought that the territory of origin was Bordeaux, until the […]

Moscato

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When the topic of conversation revolves around the “vines”, sooner or later the moment arrives when one must necessarily address a complexed one, with which it is difficult even to establish the introduction. This is the case of Moscato, a vine that could be talked about for hours, probably the grape with the most ancient […]

Chardonnay

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Chardonnay is an international grape variety that is highly adaptable to the various soils and climates of the world, so much so that it has spread everywhere and is now present in every vine-growing country. History Some legends tell of its origins in ancient Persia, while others claim that the birth of Chardonnay is linked […]

Turan Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG Riserva

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Look at the Video Post. The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG Riserva of the Turan Line – produced by Torri Cantine – originates between Colonnella and Controguerra, in the province of Teramo, in a magnificent vineyard over 50 years grown with a canopy system at an altitude of 290 meters with a perfect south / south-east exposure. […]

Turan Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG

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Look at the Video Post. In the province of Teramo between Colonnella and Controguerra, in a fifty-year old vineyard with canopy style training, at 290 meters asl and magnificently exposed to south-south / east,  the DOCG of the Turan Line of the Torri Cantine is born.  Produced with 100% pure montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes, from a […]