The bottle called Magnum is probably one of the most popular big sized bottle. Not all the XL bottles are Magnum, which is the proper name for 1,5 liters wine bottles. Big bottles for big occasions, and, sometimes, even for big pockets ;-) As the bottle capacity increases, the names that identifies the bottle size get more majestics and highfalutin, with references to the history of big personalities and important sovereigns of the ancient times. Here the names and the respective formats of the bottles: Magnum 1,5 liters (2 bottles of 75cl)  Jéroboam 3...

Choosing the right bottle for the wine is not only an aestethic matter, but it is very important for other reasons. The function of the bottle, in fact, is not only to contain the wine, but also preserve! Bottles have different shapes, each one with its own history, and different colours that permit the wine to be safe and sound from the light, according to their need. Young wines that are meant to be drunk young, can be put in transparent bottles, in order to enhance the wine shades and colour, while for the wines that have a longer life and are meant to age in the bottle, is...

Summer is the time of the year when you really realize that wine has to be served at the right temperature...heat does not leave that much space to negotiations, and putting in the fridge a bottle of white wine half an hour before drinking it is not the best idea. Every wine has a right temperature that allows it to express its own perfumes and flavours, that would be too influenced by the cold or the heat. Here you are some important advices on how to serve wine at its best temperature :-) The right temperature for sparkling wines, as our Brut "Perla" or...

Probably many of you never noticed it, but the most accurate observers might have seen that the standard size for a wine bottle is 750 ml. But what is the reason? In 1975 the European Legislation on packaging (75/106) declared that the wine can be sold only if packed in certain measure containers, making the 750 ml size the most convenient for customers and winemakers. There are many theories to explain this peculiar size. One of these goes back to a very practical issue dated back to the 18° century, when they discovered the importance to store the wine in glass...