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The architecture as the main star: 3 impressive winery samples

The changes in wine market, the gaining importance of enotourism and bringing the place where final product is made closer to the consumer, have all given a new concept of the winery. From a place where only the workers were allowed to enter we have got to extravagant buildings which are designed to offer a greater and better customer support as well as caring about the wine storage conditions.

Among several additional services, the building style can be also a differentiating attribute as these 3 wineries prove: Read more

La arquitectura como protagonista: 3 ejemplos de bodegas que impresionan

Los cambios en el mercado del vino, la importancia actual del enoturismo y de acercar al consumidor al lugar en el que se realiza el producto final, han hecho que el concepto de bodega haya cambiado. De un lugar al que sólo accedían los trabajadores hemos pasado a obras faraónicas en las que, además de preocuparnos por las condiciones de conservación del vino, se piensa en ofrecer un mayor y mejor servicio al cliente.

Entre muchos otros servicios añadidos, la estética del edificio puede ser un factor diferencial como lo demuestran estas 3 bodegas: Read more

Differences between the French and American oak barrels

Wine producers use to argue vehemently about the choice of French oak and American oak barrels. If they only focus on the wood source it should be pointed out that this matter is not enough, as there are many additional features such as the vineyard characteristics, the time spent on oak barrels… all these features affect the result of wine. However the fact is that it is necessary to use a 5 year-old wine barrel for having a neutral influence on the wine’s flavor and optimizing the final result. Read more

Wine bottles genre

As we discussed in the previous entry there are many types of wine bottles according to its size. We will now describe the genre of wine bottles.

Regarding its color, we are not refraining from talking about the style topic, which is really important, but also the color of glass that is going to be used will affect the wine’s protection against sunlight. In this way we can find bottles such as: Read more

Diferencias entre barrica de roble francés y americano

Los productores de vino suelen debatir intensamente en cuanto a la elección de barricas de roble francés y de roble americano. Centrarse únicamente en el origen de la madera es acotar demasiado, pues existen otros factores a destacar como las características de la propia viña, las técnicas de elaboración de las barricas, el tamaño del barril, las condiciones de la bodega, la cantidad de tiempo en barrica de roble… todos estos factores influyen en el resultado del vino. Lo cierto es que, para optimizar el resultado, es necesario utilizar un barril de vino de 5 años de edad, para que su influencia en el sabor del vino resulte neutral. Read more

La estética de las botellas de vino

Como ya vimos en el anterior artículo, existen diversos tipos de botellas de vino en función de su tamaño. Hoy nos centraremos en la estética de las botellas de vino.

En lo que se refiere al color, no nos limitamos solamente a una cuestión estética, que es realmente importante, sino también a que el color del vidrio utilizado influirá en la protección del vino con respecto a los rayos de luz. De este modo encontramos botellas: Read more

Wine bottle evolution and size

The bottle is the way the wineries have to introduce their wine to the consumers, a really important item. This container is generally made of glass and its design and features make some wines age in the bottle and others are bottled after their aging in casks.  Read more

Definition and influences of Parker Points

The iconic wine American critic Robert Parker created widely known ratings on a point scale for the best wines becoming so influential that Parker Points were acknowledged to be significant.

System ranks from 50 points initially and can reach 100 points, being this the highest category. The point increase is due to aroma, color, palate and wine potential. Read more

Evolución y tamaño de las botellas de vino

La botella es la forma que tienen las bodegas para presentar el vino a sus consumidores, un elemento realmente importante. Este envase se encuentra realizada generalmente de vidrio, su diseño y características producen que algunos vinos fermenten en la botella y otros sean embotellados tras su fermentación en cubas. Read more

Health benefits of red wine

Red wine contains medicinal properties that are beneficial for the body. Thanks to its high percentage volume of resveratrol and antioxidants it has been occasionally prescribed by doctors in order to prevent certain health problems.

Let’s see some health benefits that this drink offers: Read more

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