Years 4 | n. 29 | 17 May 2012 | Director LUIGI CARICATO
Technical Area > Grapevine & Wine

Italian bubbles

The economic observatory on Italian sparkling wines reports and predicts great 2011 and 2012 for Italian bubbles. By Giampietro Comolli

02 April 2012 TN 4 Year 4

Natural extracts against downy mildew

The Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin is testing the antigerminative, preventive and healing activities of some natural extracts such as artemisia, equisetum, willow cortex and absinthe

02 April 2012 TN 4 Year 4

World wine consumption remains stable thanks to Asia and America

Changing consumption habits continue to delay the recovery in the principal producing countries, such as those in the EU where consumption fell by almost one million hectolitres in 2011

02 April 2012 TN 4 Year 4

Surprising genetic mish-mash for Saccharomyces species

The yeast, which normally reproduce asexually, had partnered multiple times for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years, with interesting results

05 March 2012 TN 3 Year 4

Wine and resveratrol: are the benenifts fictional?

Dipak Das, University of Connecticut, falsified his results. Moreover, the concentration of resveratrol in wine is negligible. Almost anything is known on the influence of this molecule on human health. At the moment there are no proofs of beneficial effects. We discuss this issue with the scientist Francesco Visioli

06 February 2012 TN 2 Year 4

What is the wine body?

Wine body plays an important role in the overall mouthfeel of wine along with other mouthfeel sensations such as astringency, warming and carbonation. A new research shows key coistituents

06 February 2012 TN 2 Year 4

Leaf removal can influence vine performance

The experiments showed a strong negative effect of early leaf removal as overexposed clusters and reduced berry color in red cultivars. Wine grape production in the Great Lakes Viticultural Region can be a challenging enterprise

02 January 2012 TN 1 Year 4

Is the secret of passito wine in a gene?

Many factors contribute to the creation of a great passito wine; among the others there are the grape variety, the terroir, the agronomic treatments and the enological techniques. From today we now even something more

02 January 2012 TN 1 Year 4

Two experience and some suggests for oenology refrigeration

The Australian Wine Research Institute studied the economic impact of the refrigeration on wine cellar operations and considered how to reduce costs without quality' problems

02 January 2012 TN 1 Year 4

Stable wine production despite the fall in the world vineyard

Production levels remain stable internationally, but with contrasting internal
trends. Wine production fell significantly in Greece, Italy and Portugal. France becomes again the top wine-producing country

05 December 2011 TN 12 Year 3

New standards for greenhouse gases production in winemaking

The OIV issues a new standard that allows all the productive die operators to evaluate their environmental performances according to a single methodology

05 December 2011 TN 12 Year 3

Glutathione: a natural antioxidant for wines

This compound, usually available as inactivated yeasts, can help in preserving the delicate aromas of white wines and works as an antioxidant for red wines. Special care should be paid to pressing and copper, though

05 December 2011 TN 12 Year 3

The herb macerates. So good!

Like wines, they are aged in barrels for long time periods. They are good after dining for cleaning and perfuming the mouth. These are the true meditation liqueurs

07 November 2011 TN 11 Year 3

Reducing sulphites is a scientific matter. Eliminating them is impossible

Sulphites hurt. Although they have been used since the ancient times, today it is mandatory to reduce their doses. It is necessary to discover alternative methods to control the wine micro-flora and to improve wine preservation

07 November 2011 TN 11 Year 3

The ancient Saint Laurent vine has been recovered

Cited even by Goethe, this variety characterized by a fruity aroma of sour cherry arrived in Trentino, Italy, from Austria during the second half of the nineteen-century

03 October 2011 TN 10 Year 3

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