The harvest social diary by Sapaio Wine Explorer, Alessandro Nannelli. September 23_Nothing is born from diamonds. Wine is born in the vineyards, not in the cellar. Without a top quality grape, it is impossible to create a top quality wine. Finally, we reap the fruits of an entire year’s work, and in the cellar we …
Our very own wine explorer Alessandro Nannelli recounts the 2020 harvest one step at a time. A social media diary made up of thoughts and reflections on what was an unforgettable vintage. July 14 _ Waiting for the harvest Harvest 2020 is on its way. July 3 marks the beginning of the veraison of one of …
A qualche settimane dalla fine della vendemmia, è arrivato il momento di fare un piccolo resoconto e tirare le somme di quest’annata insieme ad Alessandro Nannelli, enologo di Podere Sapaio. Tra impressioni e previsioni, il 2019 sarà un anno da ricordare. Il 2019 si è rivelato un anno propizio per la viticoltura Toscana. Per Podere Sapaio? …
After the harvest, and the arrival of winter, during the “tranquility” of December we make our reflections on the work always performed with passion this year, and to our delight we see arriving appreciated gifts that give us a great energy. It is our great pleasure to inform you that during a blind tasting by …
In early october the grape harvest 2016 in Podere Sapaio came to an end with the harvest of Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s been an excellent year, begun with an early budding, followed by a typical spring trend with a classic succession of sunny and rainy days. The summer period has been practically without rainfall but thanks …
Waiting for harvest at Podere Sapaio…
The thinning in the vineyard is also called “green harvest”. With this name is understood the process of elimination and destruction of grapes that have not yet reached maturity, the moment of “veraison“, that is when the berries change color, thus eliminating part of the yeld of the entire surface cultivated. During the green harvesting …
Cabernet Sauvignon from Le Lame vineyard closed 2015 harvest while the Autumn is painting Sapaio vineyards with his colors