History and Origins of Chianti – Part II

History and Origins of Chianti – Part II

CHIANTI BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND NOW In the first part of our story we have revealed the first secrets about Chianti Wine: its different geographical areas, why they are using the Black Rooster logo and who was Chianti’s inventor. And so, in 1872, the Baron Bettino...
The racking: the last step of the harvest

The racking: the last step of the harvest

The racking process The racking is the winemaking operation through which the skins and the liquid are separated, once the maceration is over.  In practice, the racking is the first pour off that the winemaker does, when the process of transformation from grape must...
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