26 September 2020

The vinification of the Roman era, the origin (2): the oenological practices

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

The vinification of the Roman era, the origin (1): let’s enter the cellar

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, […]
22 July 2020

Climate change, laws and harvest: the last steps in the Italian vineyards during the Roman times.

(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

Fertility and disease: reason vs superstition in the vineyards of ancient Rome … and today

…. 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 […]