Sirio Anfore

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Amphorae for winemaking are created through an accurate choice of clay and a long handmade work. All the process is supported by an expert in winemaking.

Manufacturing of a amphora for is a process that lasts more than 2 months.

What are the best amphoras for winemaking?

A good amphora for winemaking has 4 main features:
it doesn’t “sweat”
it doesn’t oxygenate the wine too much, oxidizing it
it’s smooth
...and it cannot be cheap!

Manufacturing of a good amphora for wine making and ageing is a long – and expensive, - process.

However, an amphora’s cost has only an initial weight because an amphora is almost an eternal object.

Interview with Fabrizio Ratti

How Sirio’s Amphorae Are Made

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Sirio Anfore was born from the high competence in two different and fundamental fields: the wine production and clay handcrafting.

Fabrizio Ratti explaines how Sirio amphorae are made and help us understand why these amphorae are... ➔

Winemaking in Ceramic

Winemaking in Handmade Amphorae

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There are a lot of winemakers who are looking for a recipient different from wood or cement. That’s the reason why many now revaluate ceramic. This is a simple and natural material comparable to wood, but with the difference that ceramicdoesn’t... ➔

Vinification in ceramic

Vinification in handmade amphoras

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There are a lot of wine makers who are looking for a different kind of vinification, nor wood nor cement. That’s the reason why sombody revaluate the ceramic, a simple naturale material comparable to wood. Ceramic doesn’t release any... ➔

Winemaking in Amphora: Why You Should Choose It

Winemaking in ceramic

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Ceramic is a natural material and can be an alternative instrument for winemaking and wine’s ageing.
Although ceramic is not a traditional material for winemaking, winemakers are really interested in it because of its peculiar properties,... ➔

Golden Ratio and Wine

Winemaking in amphora

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You have certainly heard of the "Golden Section" in architecture and art, but do you know what it is and what it has to do with a good wine?

The "Golden Section" is the ratio between two unequal lengths where the greater is the average... ➔

How to Make Different Wines

Winemaking in Amphora

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Would you like produce a different kind of wine? Then you should try out our amphorae!

Ceramic is an option for a winemaker because it’s a natural material, good for winemaking and ageing of high quality wine. Besides, it doesn’t... ➔

Grapevine Life Cycle

Vine's Life

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Vine has two different biological cycles: the life one and the annual one.

Vine’s life cycle is referred to its entire life-span. Usually, there are different stages in a vine’s ife span. The “childhood” of the wine goes from its... ➔

The secrets Ceramic

What is ceramic

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Ceramic is one of the most ancient and natural material in the world. Also know as clay, the Ceramic is soil baked in an oven. It was so famous in the past that its name was given to Minosse's island – called Creta indeed - where there... ➔

How to Recognize a Good Amphora for Winemaking

The Secret of Choosing the Perfect Amphora

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The trend of winemaking in amphora has recently seen a great increase and many winemakers have been choosing to amphoarae to create a different kind of wine.

But in order to produce a good wine one needs a good amphora. So, how... ➔

Interview with Fabrizio Ratti

How Anfore Sirio are made

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Winemaking in Amphora

The Reason Why Sirio’s Amphorae Are Made for Winemaking

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There are a lot of winemakers looking for something new, for a new way to produce a different kind of wine. Winemaking in amphora is the new trend, chosen by many because clay offers a good oxygenation and doesn’t release any third-party... ➔