Friday, February 11, 2011

Elbow Swelling For No Reason

Brazilian Winett 2011

The event, held in Venice in March 2011, base on the slogan "The facts, not words." The Winett is an event designed to match buyers only.
The event takes place over three days, one day is reserved for Europe, another for the Americas and Asia, attended this meeting each thirty buyer, selected from over two hundred, who met with the Italian producers.
The formula is the following: every minute vintecinque "if a bell rings and every company is coming in, and this limited time each must submit their own reality in wine. The
Winett there is another peculiarity. Buyers are not going to the desk of the producers, but they are the wineries that go to the table of the buyer.

But what distinguishes this event?

Winett is based on four elements:

  1. a market analysis
  2. international demand for buyers with good growth potential and interested in expanding the portfolio of companies,
  3. study the expectations of buyers and
  4. analysis of offers from producers.
This is an event that promises because it is not every day that one has occasion to find in one place, buyers from Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Poland, Texas, just to name a few countries.

Winett chapter participants asked some questions to the event to understand what the world expects of Italian wine.

From Brazil who spoke to was Winett Luciano Furquim Vital Gourmet .

Winett - What kind of company you looking for?
Luciano : Companies with top quality wines, who is not yet known in Brazil, but with excellent results in guides for countries like Italy, UK and USA.

Winett - What is the situation of Italian wine in your country (Brazil)?
Luciano: In Brazil, the wine is interesting, but there is little culture, if you drink two liters of wine per year per person. But they are growing the market and also the quality, and if yesterday was paid two dollars a bottle now pays 3. In Brazil today 60 per cent of imported Italian wines and Prosecco is Lambrusco, easy to approach, and Italy is the fourth largest vendor in the market, after Chile, Argentina and Portugal.
But things are changing and there are good prospects for growth.

Author: Micheline Bavutti
Contact: italiain1bicchiere@hotmail.com

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

What Color Minnetonka's Should I Get

Vitis vinifera

The first wild vines, called Vitis silvestris peopled the earth 60 million years ago, while those of Vitis vinifera, the current wine grape known as Vite European, although South Asian origin, made its appearance later, games are probably around a million years ago, as evidenced by fossils found in Travertine S. Vilvaldo in Tuscany and Fiano Romano.

In some areas of the Eurasian grape cultivation for wine production dates back to very early times, around 5000 BC, but the first vines in coltivadas changes arrived in Italy around 2000 BC in

Viticulture Italy has not only followed the Greek tradition, because even in the eighth century. BC The Etruscans were using the trees to support the branches of the vine. But

the cold was only being a great enemy of the vine. The fate of the species Vitis vinifera has struggled with many difficulties, including among the middle and the end of 800, the attack of mold, fungus parasite which came from America, and which affected mainly the French vineyards and reduced 90%. Even more terrifying was the phylloxera, an insect pest that attacked the roots of the vine, which destroyed 85% of the European wine heritage.

Only in the early years of 900, with the grafting of vines on europea root of American origin resistant to phylloxera, it was possible to reconstruct the vineyards of the Old World, although many varieties were not recovered. Since the problem of phylloxera has not been solved completely the only way to prevent the recurrence of such disasters will continue to recore the system of graft, using the feet of American origin.

varieties of Vitis vinifera most popular on several continents are fifty, but in reality are numerous.

Author: Micheline Bavutti
Contact: italiain1bicchiere@hotmail.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

My Mother's Feet Play

Ferrari Spumante

This name is not only synonymous with luxury car and speed, but also the name of an Italian sparkling wine. Ferrari Spumante is, in fact, the Italian brand that receives the most awards, the only one to have obtained three times the Oscars of the wine.

In a blind tasting conducted by the German magazine Weinwelt, was named best sparkling wine in the world, ahead of names like Bollinger and Dom Perignon. With over a century of history, Trento Spumante Ferrari is always present at major sporting celebrations in the world of fashion, arts, politics, culture, music and entertainment. All these sparkling choose to celebrate his victories: It is present in the wine festivals more Esclusa worldwide.


It is preferred by Hollywood stars in commemoration of the Oscar award, and during the Nobel Prize. The Ferrari Spumante, owned by family Lunelli, is the first Italian house sales and prestige, and be among the ten best in the world, with over 5 million bottles sold annually. Ferrari produced only in top vintages and Esclusa with Chardonnay grapes grown in vineyards owned by the family or under the control of its eight winemakers. If you only use the classic method, which is to turn in a sparkling white wine with a second fermentation in the bottle directly.

The Method Champenoise uses the same procedure, but This term can only be used for the production of Champagne in France.

The garaffas are rotated by remuage to concentrate the sediment in the neck

The history of the Italian classic method sparkling wine is inextricably linked with the valuable work of Giulio Ferrari: in 1902 he founded his winery in the city Trento, Trentino in the region, and its profound impact on the development initiative of the Italian enology. The young Giulio Ferrari, arrived to study at the famous School of Viticulture in Montpellier, France. He worked briefly in Epernay in the heart of Champagne, and it was there that she learned the secrets of production classic method sparkling wine. Returning to Italy and believing in the potential of their homeland, began to put into practice his experience overall.

demanding and stubborn, in just a few years we could produce its famous sparkling wine, and this is just the beginning of continued success in Italy and worldwide. Today in Cantine Ferrari lies on average about 20 million bottles of sparkling wine classic method Ferrari Trento DOC (Denomination of Controlled Origin).

Here lie more than 20 million bottles of Sparkling Metodo Classico Ferrari


Throughout the pecurso tasting and we were honored to have as a guide, Marcello Lunelli, winemaker Ferrari's number one home and vice president. He deserves congratulations, not only by availability but also by the charisma, charm and semplice that we received in your prestiosa canteen.


Wines tasted Micheline:


Villa Margon 2007 : a dry white wine, semi aromatic, produced with Chardonnay grapes, this is a Trentino Superiore DOC (Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed). The family Lunelli, since the early eighties, wanted to hand Ferrari Spumante, produce other types of wine, which compartilhase background values \u200b\u200bof the family: high quality, refinement and strong ties with the territory. Villa Margon makes parts of the new company's products Lunelli, among others such as red wine, grappa, mineral water, all with high quality seal ..

Ferrari Perl: Perl to taste one, you soon realize the great elegance of this wine Finns and their aromatic features that feels both the smell and taste. It is an excellent sparkling, fresh and delicate, with a major structure. Ideal to refined palates. Excellent with fish dishes. This wine is made with Chardonnay grapes carefully selected and harvested by hand in September. Its maturation period is 5 years''about the''yeast in the bottle. There is an alcoholic strength of 12.5%, to olfatto an intense bouquet, particularly refined, with notes of almond, apple, and bread crusts. The first season of production was in 1971.

Ferrari Perl Rose: wine made from grapes Pinot Nero 80% Chardonnay 20%, from the family vineyards. The harvest is hand made in late September. The maturation period is 5 years. Alcoholic strength by 12.5% \u200b\u200bl. First crop production was in 1993.

Lunelli Ferrari Riserva, made from Chardonnay grapes, carefully selected and harvested by hand. This wine matures eight years "on the yeast" on garaffa. Its production area and Maso di Villa Margon, vineyards owned by Family Lunelli hills of Trento. There is an alcoholic strength of 12.5%. The first season of production was in 2002.

In Brazil you can find some wines Ferrari, as

  • Ferrari Brut Maximum: U.S. $ 167.90

  • Ferrari Rose: U.S. $ 182.60

  • Ferrari Demi Sec: R $ 157.10

Giulio Ferrari Riserva
  • del Fondatore: U.S. $ 538.20. This wine honors the founder's name. He has always been considered a jewel of Italian enology, confirmed by numerous awards of experts since 1972, the year of first harvest. No other wine in Italy, received more awards than Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore only in Gambero Rosso, 18 were bicchieri tree, besides the top marks received in the guide Veronelli in Bere Bene Spumante and Guida L'Espresso. And three times, won the Oscar del Vino's Duemilavini. Not counting the numerous international awards. It is produced with 100% Chardonnay grapes, and there is a maturation period of 10 years.

Squad of the great wines Riserve (reserve)

Source: Column Exchange portal Wine Club
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