OREANDA-NEWS. May 23, 2011. In Luding Ltd group of companies, Italian supplier Colle Massari gave a master class. Luca Marrone, chief oenologist of this winery, came to Russia. The tasting was conducted among the wines intended for the segment of HoReCa - Bolgheri Rosso DOC, dry red wine; L'Alberello Bolgheri Superiore Doc, dry red wine; Rigoleto Montecucco Rosso DOC, dry red wine; Lombrone Montecucco Sangiovese Riserva DOC, dry red wine; Melacce Montecucco Vermentino DOC, dry white wine; and Grottolo Rosato Toscano IGT, dry pink wine. All these wines were produced in the region of Tuscany.

Colle Massari is a long-standing partner of Luding Ltd group of companies. This is the largest Italian company which has been producing organic wines since 1977. They began the scientific developments in the field of bio wines when no one in Italy still knew what organic wine was and such wines were not certified on a national level. We can say that Colle Massari were path-breakers in this field. Let us remind that the bio wine is the product in which no chemicals are added both during wine-growing and at the wineries.

Luca Marrone, enologist, visited several restaurants in Moscow, such as "Blackberry", "Pinocchio" etc. He also gave master class which included a lecture and a tasting at the Corporate Training Center of Luding Ltd group of companies. The event was interesting for everyone present: PR managers, marketing managers, training managers and, of course, HoReCa managers. Luca Marrone told about the history of the company, the aging of wine, and wine technology.

And though Colle Massari does not produce biodynamic wine, many questions about this alcoholic product were put to enologist Luka Marrone. He noted that biodynamic wine production is also based on the changes in the lunar calendar. For example, some winemakers appeal to the lunar calendar at planting and plant caring, considering the distribution of the stars.

Instead of one hour, as it was announced, the master class lasted three hours. The oenologist from Colle Massari had so much to advise, and the employees of Luding Ltd group of companies were eager to hear as much.