Aldo BoveThink of esters as nature's little perfume makers. During alcoholic fermentation, yeast consumes sugar and transforms it into alcohol and carbon dioxide. But that isn't all it produces. As part of its normal metabolism, yeast also creates dozens...
Aldo BoveAs a winemaker, I spend a good part of my life tasting wines, but over the years I've realized that one of the most fascinating things about wine isn't found in the vineyard or in the cellar—it's inside our own heads. Our brains are incredibly good a
Aldo BoveThere is a word we use in Italy that I wish everyone could truly understand. The word is convivialità, or conviviality. It is a beautiful word, but even that translation doesn't capture its soul. Conviviality is Of course, every winery has a story...
Aldo BoveOne thing that makes Above Wines different is that we don't sell wines based on stories we've heard. We don't rely on marketing scripts, fancy labels, or romantic tales designed to convince you to buy a bottle. Of course, every winery has a story...
Aldo BoveOne of the most common misconceptions in the wine world is that the winemaker "makes" the flavors of a wine. In reality, the flavors already exist within the grapes. The role of the winemaker is not to create flavors that are missing...
Aldo BoveYou open a bottle you’ve been excited about all week. You pour a glass. You swirl it confidently like you saw in a movie. And then… It smells like wet cardboard. Or boiled eggs. Or a horse stable in August.
