Our touch is the phantom sense of tasting
The last sense we are going to discover is a perception that usually we don’t associate with nutrition, our touch. Indeed, it’s a fundamental feature during the tasting. Every point of our skin, including the inside of our mouth, is covered by a lot of tactile...
Do you really know your taste?
When we think about the relationship between our senses and food, the perception that is immediately associated with nutrition is taste, because apparently this is the most involved while we are eating something. Even if we have already said that is less specific than...
Azienda Agricola Sgreva: Garda Lake in a glass of wine
To appreciate a glass of wine for its capacity to give a real multisensory experience is a think that every wine lover have. To feel the different features of a land thanks to taste and smell is a real journey and at the same time allow us to discover the competence...
The sense of smell is extraordinary
The sense of smell is certainly one of the most involved in the sensory analysis, in particular when we are talking about wine. Really, often we forget to pay attention to the aromas that arrive from food and beverage: to smell before to taste is one of the most...
Visual observation is the first step for the sensory analysis
We are going to begin the description of the first approach to the tasting with the sense of sight. To observe wine is a very important phase of tasting because allow us to consider some fundamental aspect for all our subsequent considerations. However, before the...
Wine: not just beverage but a real multisensory experience
Wine is a drink that has fascinated man for hundreds of years: it has ever been a fundamental component of spirituality and tradition, as well as one of the richest aliments as regard the sensory properties. In particular, the wine tasting is one of the most...
A chat with Azienda Agricola Tollena
A few words to describe your winery Located in the green hills of San Gimignano, we produce Vernaccia and Chianti. Always focused on producing high quality wines, our company is very careful to favor native vines in full harmony with our territory, of which they are...