Author Archives: Francesco Properzi Curti

Trebbiano

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Trebbiano is a white grape variety with origins that date back to Roman times, if not even Etruscan, although this is only a hypothesis given that precise documentation on the matter has never been found. History Over the centuries its presence on the territory gradually consolidated and in Italy today it represents one of the […]

The evolution of wine – Part 2

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As we have seen, the processes after the vinification, meaning the phases of maturation/ageing and refinement, are absolutely necessary for the success of a wine which, once produced, needs to stabilize itself by ageing inside a container where it has the opportunity to evolve its organoleptic characteristics. Maturation will lead to its transformation, modifying in […]

The evolution of wine – Part 1

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In the field of oenology, all the processes that wine undergoes from the moment of its production – i.e. once vinification is complete – including short, long or very long ageing, represent the evolution that wine will undergo during its life. So, once the grapes have been harvested, the stalks removed and the grapes crushed, […]

Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

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In this column our aim is to deepen our knowledge of vines, those extraordinary climbing plants from which we obtain the fruit that produces the wine we are so passionate about, and this is one of the opportunities we have not to take everything for granted and to commit sin of lightness. It would not […]

The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a magnificent vine, much appreciated in ancient times as well as undervalued in contemporary times, although in recent years it is finally getting the right recognition of its value. In Abruzzo, the origins of the Montepulciano vine date back more than two thousand years, and many positive remarks have come down to […]

The life cycle of the wine

Temperatures increase, the days get longer and the bare landscapes slowly begin to transform into tones of bright colours: spring has promptly returned and everything around us becomes more beautiful and luminous. It is in this period that I realize that another year has passed and that vegetative world has returned to life in all […]

Cabernet

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Today we will talk about Cabernet, one of the most prestigious grape varieties in the world, which thanks to its character and determination, can boast having generated unique and unrepeatable wines. Origins The origins, as often happens in these cases, are uncertain and confused, but the most plausible is the one that may have come […]