Episode 1672

Ep. 1672 Mary Beth Vierra | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

November 30, 2023

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Mary Beth Vierra

Episode Summary

Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. The ""Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza"" podcast series format. 2. Understanding climatic influences on grape growing in Italian wine regions. 3. The specific debate on the comparative impact of sea proximity versus altitude on grape ripening in Italy. 4. Professor Attilio Scienza's expert insights into Italian viticulture and climate. 5. The complexity of establishing simplified rules of thumb for Italian growing regions due to diverse microclimates. Summary This episode of the Italian Wine Podcast's ""Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza"" series features host Stevie Kim and Professor Attilio Scienza, who answers questions from Italian Wine Academy members. Marybeth Vieira from Northern California poses a question comparing the predictable cooling effect of the Pacific Ocean in California on grapevines to the less clear impact of the sea versus hills/mountains in Italy. She hypothesizes that altitude has a more dependable cooling impact in Italy than proximity to its warmer seas. Professor Scienza provides an answer (partially in Italian), which Stevie Kim acknowledges as a valuable starting point, despite the difficulty in offering a truly simplified rule of thumb for Italy's complex viticultural climates. Takeaways - The Italian Wine Podcast features a segment called ""Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza"" where Professor Attilio Scienza answers viticulture-related questions. - Climatic influences on grape growing in Italy are multifaceted and complex. - Altitude appears to be a more significant and dependable cooling factor for grape ripening in Italy than proximity to the sea. - Generalizing climatic rules of thumb for Italian wine regions is challenging due to the country's diverse topography and microclimates. Notable Quotes - ""It seems to me that altitude has a much stronger dependable cooling impact in Italy than proximity to the sea."" (Marybeth Vieira) - ""It is not a rule of thumb, simplified expectation that you had asked, but it is actually a good place to start."" (Stevie Kim) Related Topics or Follow-up Questions 1. What are specific examples of Italian wine regions where altitude significantly impacts wine style? 2. How do different mountain ranges (e.g., Alps, Apennines) influence Italian viticulture? 3. In what specific Italian coastal regions does sea proximity play a notable role, despite the warmer waters? 4. What other geographical features (e.g., lakes, rivers, large valleys) contribute to unique microclimates in Italy? 5. How do Italian viticulturists adapt their practices to these complex and often localized climatic conditions?

About This Episode

Speaker 1 discusses the Italian wine podcast and encourages listeners to donate at auction. Speaker 2 provides a premise about the Italian wine podcast and explains that it contains information in Italian language. Speaker 3 asks a question about the impact of climate on Italian wines and Speaker 4 provides answers. Speaker 1 thanks Speaker 4 for the question and reminds listeners to subscribe and rate the show.

Transcript

The Italian wine podcast is the community driven platform for Italian winegeeks around the world. Support the show by donating at italian wine podcast dot com. Donate five or more Euros, and we'll send you a copy of our latest book, my Italian Great Geek journal. Absolutely free. To get your free copy of my Italian GreatGeek journal, click support us at italian wine podcast dot com, or wherever you get your pods. Warning. Warning. This podcast contains information in Italian language. This podcast contains information in Italian, Chinchin. Welcome to this special. Everybody needs a bit of Shenza addition of the Italian wine podcast. Here's the premise. For Italy international academy community members, send us their questions for Via Chief Scientistis Professor Chienza. We record his answers, and Stevie Kim tries to keep him in line. Sometimes it works. Thank you for listening. Okay. Hello, everybody. Welcome to everybody. It needs a bit of Shinsa series. And I am Stevie Kim for Italian wine pot cast. This is where I get to answer on behalf of one of our Italian wine ambassadors at large. One question to Professor Atilio Shenza, and he tries to answer in a short format, if you can. Kind of a long question. Today's question coming from Mary Betviera. I believe she's still in California. Oh, here we go. Yes, she is. In Northern California, we can safely simplify climactic impacts by saying that during the growing season, proximity to the Pacific Ocean or its airflow means a decided cooling effect on the vines. And thus our expectations for acidity and level of ripeness. It's a dependable rule of thumb. In Italy, the sea surrounding it, warmer than the Pacific and often it is actually warmer than nearby hill growing regions for richer, Riper wines. Is there a simplified expectation or rule of thumb to start with as a base for beginners to understanding Italian growing regions in terms of proximity to the sea or C versus the hills. And mountains. It seems to me that altitude has a much stronger dependable cooling impact in Italy than proximity to the sea. Even if the sea is cooler than inland plains and flatland. For example, Matelica versus the easy is just one example. Very good question, Maribeth. Thank you for this question. In Italian. Or also a Puricky and Maturi. The Okay. You know. Okay. The the the the the the Pacific. Okay. Some of course, it ends in the clip. The winkle winkle the rate, the california in, the the the, or the because he, with the strane, fatty de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la de la Okay. Questa. Okay. Thank you very much, Mary Beth for that question. I hope that was satisfactory. I actually don't think it's that I mean, It is not a rule of thumb, simplified expectation that you had asked, but it is actually a good place to start. Thank you so much. And until next time, don't forget to follow us. Give us a thumbs up and like wherever you get your pots. If you can, that would mean a great deal to us. And also our sister channel, mama jumbo shrimp, YouTube channel. Please check that out. This is where we record our Italian wine travel series. So that it's great fun and it's visually beautiful. Our video team works very hard to make these recordings. So check that out. And that is all for now signing off. It's a wrap. For another episode of everybody needs a bit of with Listen to the Italian wine podcast. For podcasts, Spotify, email ifm, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider donating through Italianwine podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, production, and publication costs. Until next time.