Episode 508

Ep. 508 #everybodyneedsabitofscienza | Soil Introduction

Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

February 18, 2021

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Soil Introduction

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Episode Summary

Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. The fundamental importance of soil geology in Italian viticulture. 2. Introduction to a planned three-part series on major soil types across Italy's wine regions (North, Central, South, including islands). 3. Professor Atillo Shanesa's expertise as a ""geology soil geek"" for Italian wine. 4. Promotion of Professor Shanesa's book, ""Adlante geological de vigna,"" as a resource for understanding Italian vineyard geology. 5. The diverse geological origins of Italian soils, including volcanic and marine influences. Summary This episode of the Italian Wine Podcast, part of the ""Everybody needs a bit of Chenza"" series, features host Stevie Kim and Professor Atillo Shanesa. It serves as a brief introduction to an upcoming three-part series that will delve into the major soil types found across Italy's wine regions, segmented into North, Central, and South (including the islands). Professor Shanesa, described as a ""geology soil kind of geek,"" emphasizes the critical role soil plays in defining Italian wine, touching upon diverse origins like volcanic and marine sediments. The episode also highlights and recommends Professor Shanesa's book, ""Adlante geological de vigna,"" a geological atlas of vineyards, as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the topic, noting its availability in Italian with maps and figures for easy understanding. The hosts encourage listeners to anticipate the detailed soil-focused episodes to follow. Takeaways * Soil geology is presented as a primary and highly significant factor in Italian wine production. * The podcast is launching a multi-part series to deeply explore regional soil types throughout Italy. * Professor Atillo Shanesa is the key expert guiding the discussions on Italian wine geology. * His book, ""Adlante geological de vigna,"" is a recommended resource for those seeking to understand the subject. * Italy's geological diversity, including volcanic and marine influences, contributes significantly to its unique wine landscape. Notable Quotes * ""Everybody needs a bit of Chenza edition of the Italian wine podcast."

About This Episode

Speaker 3 from Italian wine podcast explains that they record answers from students at the Italian wine community and share them with their audience. They also mention a three-prong series on soil major soil types in Italy and encourage attendees to give a brief introduction. Speaker 4 from Germany explains that the origin and geologic of the Italian wines are important for understanding the geology of the wines. They also mention a book and encourage attendees to donate through their podcasts.

Transcript

Warning warning. This podcast contains information in Italian language. In the bad, this podcast contains information in Italian, Chinchin. Italian wine podcast. Shinchin with Italian wine people. Welcome to this special. Everybody needs a bit of Chenza edition of the Italian wine podcast. Here's the premise. Fin Italy International Academy Community Members, send us their questions for Via Chief Scientific Professor Chienza. We record his answers, and Stevie Kim tries to keep him in line. Sometimes it works. Thank you for listening. Welcome to Italian wine podcast. Stevie Kim here with Professor Atillo Shanesa. This is, everybody needs a bit of Shanesa segment. We do it once a week. We answer usually a question from the VineITale International Academy community. I actually I have a question for Atillio. So, Atillio, you know, he, you know, he is a very much of a geology soil kind of geek. As you know, he loves talking about soil. So what we're thinking about doing is this. We are thinking about doing a three part series about soil major soil types in Italy. We'll maybe divide it into north central and southern Italy including the islands, but before we do that, I would love for Atelio to give kind of a introduction and overview of, you know, that wide soil type is so important in Italy. Because it is the primary, the swollen generale. Okay. Bye, Antonio. In Germany, the origin and geologic. The the because he he featured the the the the the the the the the the the the the in the form. Beautiful, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, tomorrow. It's too into the the corality. I don't know. Are not the Italian. The the the materiality. They feel me. In, you know, Bulcanicie, the positive due to the marine windy, motor special crystal currency, so no, originally, the the income tree, the matrici multi details. Biographies. The the the the No. And so the know, it's the the the the perfect. Italiani. Citrava soon amazon dot I t. Thank you very much, everybody, for following us. If you'd like to have a look at the book, it's an Italian. It's Adlante geological de vigna, we'll put a link to the to the text on our blog or next time we're publishing this this episode. It it is in Italian. It's also available in Kindle and you can Google translate. It's it's full of maps and interesting, figures. I think it's self explanatory in a way and you can always Google translate. We highly recommend this book also to our students from Vineetu International Academy. And I think it's a very good place to start if you want to understand anything about the geology of the Italian wines from nor to self included. Thank you for following us again. Listen to Tynewine podcast on SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcast. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Our twitter handle is ita wine podcast just because we couldn't fit Italian wine podcast, but you can also, you know, search for Italian wine podcast and our favorite Mala jumbo shrimp. We need a little bit of feedback from you guys to get the to get our juice running again. And that's it for now. And please, listen to follow. If you are crazy about soils, the next three episode will be pretty interesting for all the wine gigs out there. Okay. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, HimalISM, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider donating through Italian wine podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, production, and publication until next time.