Since its creation in 1864, and despite its different owners, the winery Vega Sicilia has always paid attention to exceptional quality of its wines. In 1982, the Alvarez family was entrusted with the sale of the winery, but in the end they have bought the winery themselves. They have then Read more…
Debourbage Refers to a process in which the must of a white wine is allowed to settle before racking off the wine, this process reduces the need for filtration or fining. Decantation The process of pouring wine from its bottle into a decanter to separate the sediment from the wine. Read more…
The wine world is very complex, and often things are unclear. So also with the difference between decanting and recasting. Do you know what are the differences? Do not worry! We help you with these and other questions so that you can become an expert.
When we read about winemaking, concepts such as pigeage, délestage, cap of skins, pumping-over or batonnage are more frequent every day. All these terms are linked to the different processes of wine maceration, a rather common technique in wine making. We usually associate the word maceration to liqueur wines, vermouth Read more…
From the bark of the cork oak (Quercus suber), comes the cork, a lightweight, porous and waterproof material, three qualities that make it the ideal solution for closing and sealing a bottle of wine. Its origin dates back to the mid-s. XVIII and its use spread rapidly, thanks to Dom Read more…
Our online store has renewed its image to continue to provide the best prices on the market plus a better purchasing experience, more intuitive and simple, no matter what device or browser are you using. To celebrate the opening we have decided to lower 10% our prices of our products, Read more…
Have you ever heard that you need to place a small spoon in a cava bottle’s neck to prevent the bubbles from escaping from the wine? Unfortunately, this trick does not work. Even the French Comité Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne has studied the myth and thoroughly debunked it. The Read more…
The concept of purchase of Wine Futures, or En Primeur, consists in buying the wine before it is even bottled and hits the market for the general public through the conventional retail channels: specialized stores, supermarkets, hotel establishments, … Some wineries often put up a very limited ammount of units Read more…
Negroni (Italy) The Negroni was born in Florence in 1919, and its invention is attributed to Count Negroni, who asked his waiter to make his favorite cocktail, the Americano, something stronger, by adding gin instead of soda. The waiter then gave it a special touch, by adding lemon instead of Read more…
The Summer season begins and outdoor festivals and celebrations come one after the other, all around the country, some of them deeply linked to the wine culture. Let us briefly sum up some of them: The Battle of Wine (Haro, La Rioja) In the morning of St Peter’s day, June Read more…
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