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23 January 2021
Published by annalisa motta at 23 January 2021
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The main part of the wine charm is represented by its aromas. I’ll tell you how they are born and how it is possible a so […]
28 December 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 28 December 2020
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The visitors to our vineyards and territory are particularly struck of finding an uncontaminated environment. They are impressed by our grassy vineyards, made by little particles […]
12 December 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 12 December 2020
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Nowadays, our territory is a Mediterranean garden of great beauty, where prestigious wines are produced. In ancient times, come I told here and here, it was […]
26 September 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 26 September 2020
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Continued from here Let’s enter into the detail of the wine production of the Roman era. The oenological practices In the first place, among the […]
10 September 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 10 September 2020
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I told you about the taste of Roman wine (see here). Then we walked for a long time in the vineyards of the time (see here, […]
6 August 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 6 August 2020
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In August we love the sea, the sun, and the tan. We can protect ourselves with a good sunscreen but grapes can’t, so they don’t like […]
22 July 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 22 July 2020
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(continued from here) We are concluding our journey through Italian viticulture at Roman times, with the latest works from the vineyard and the harvest. First, however, […]
1 July 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 1 July 2020
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…. continued from here As we have already seen in the previous posts, the Roman agricultural authors (see here), in particular Columella, generally tell of a […]
25 June 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 25 June 2020
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(continue from here) According to Columella, those who want to start an agricultural business must not miss three things: knowledge, the will to do and money. […]
23 June 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 23 June 2020
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In ancient Rome times, the production of wine was considered an interesting business. Cato puts viticulture in first place in agriculture, as the most profitable activity […]
18 June 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 18 June 2020
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After the fruit set, this is the moment of the topping, that is, the cutting of the final parts of the growing shoots, the apex and […]
23 May 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 23 May 2020
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In this season the growth of the vine is very fast. There are so many jobs to do! We are now finishing the green pruning works, […]
22 March 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 22 March 2020
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The Romans were great winegrowers. At the time of their agricultural acme, they had reached good empirical knowledge of the vineyard practices (with the due limits). […]
22 February 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 22 February 2020
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In these days we are doing the winter pruning in the vineyard, which is the most important of all the works to direct the vines to […]
23 January 2020
Published by annalisa motta at 23 January 2020
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“Where could we better start if not from the vine, compared to which Italy has such an undisputed supremacy, that it gives the impression of having […]