Ep. 1403 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 18 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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Its earliest traces can be found on the southern shores of Lake Garda whose human habitation dates back to the late in a lithic period as evidenced by the ecological remains found in high dwelling settlements of Rivarulo Montevano thirty nine eighty BC and Vallegos Rominto. Eleven hundred BC. In the Maranic Circle of the lake at Bande de Carriana, Mantua, traces of early agricultural activity, late bronze age, and the presence of numerous wild grape seeds have been found. Indicating the existence of a prehistoric building culture, other finds dating back to the iron age include Vethyspinifera seeds, which showed that wine production predates the arrival of the Romans in Lombardy. Around the second century BC, with the occupation of the territories north of the Pull River and Cisalpine Gulf at the end of the second punic war. It may seem paradoxical But in the spirit, the Po valley exported wine to Greece as shown by the findings of flat bottom Gallic Aferey. At the time when the first palpathetic evidence of cultivated vines appears in lombardy, The Paul River region was inhabited to the East by the paleo of venetians to the center and west by the Insuberance and to the Northeast by the Redi. The encounter between the etruscans on a part of the insubrands and cells sparked the spread of by cultivation throughout the territory, strengthened by the fact that they were the first to have encountered those cultures, which had greater knowledge of Viticulture and a greater ability to transform rakes into wine. This cultural contagion produced the first results in Baltellina in the Ultra Popaveza in Lake Garda, and above all in mantua area. As demonstrated by the discovery of cups containing grape seeds in the Foccellular tombs in banyolosambido. This exchange of wine between populations marks the first step towards commercialization rather than simple sound perception. To give a quantitative dimension to the importance of wine growing to the region's economy in the middle ages, it is sufficient to quote some data from Boncevin Delariva, an Italian writer employed lived between twelve hundred forty and thirteen fifteen. In the mid thirteenth century, he documented the production of over sixty thousand carts of wine from the quote, many vineyards produced many wines of various kinds, both sweet and sour, wines that were healthy, tasty, usually clear in color, whether white or red. Other historical references concern Valtilina and dates back to the first millennium. When the introduction of the vine developed not only a specific vine growing technique called but also that ingenious terracing project that still adores duration short day, and which seems to have been first developed by the laguaroans. The first documented source of bike activation in Valhelina, contained in the codex Diplometicus longo Bard dates back to the ninth century to December eighteenth, eight hundred thirty seven to be precise. Within the few centuries, the region's wine was being exported both towards Switzerland with the agreement made between the local producers and the Grezons and to Germany coinciding with the opening of a reliable trade routes along several mountain passes. The name Francacorta is mentioned as early as twelve seventy seven in the municipal statue of Brescia to indicate a territory west of the city, debate among historians about the etymology of the name is still ongoing. But one of the most accredited theories is that it goes back to the Cortifranke. The territories in the area that under the leadership of the benadins in middle ages obtained tax exemption on products traded due to difficult and costly land inflammation work are to be taken in the area. The presence of Viticulture in this area is much older. In fact, there are various testimonies on the agricultural and Viticulture practices left behind by duration tribes, the laguardiance, This cinematic goals, the Romans and the low birds. Franco also inspired one of the world's first books on naturally battle fermented winemaking techniques and their effects on human body In fifteen seventy, the physician, Girolamo Conforti, published Libelus Devino Mordaccio, in which he described fermented wines, lessening their facts on health, highlighting the considerable diffusion and wide consumption at the time. And defining them as Mortacci that is vivacious and sparkling. For a comforti who, by the way, at an in-depth knowledge of French analogy, Franca Corta wines, became bublier during the winter period, only to fade and mellow during the summer months. The most important evidence of lumber Viticulture dates back to the period between the middle ages and the renaissance and refers to the presence of vineyards within the city walls or in the immediate vicinity of cities. One of these vineyards became famous because it was owned and care by for Leonardo da vinci. It was a vineyard that was given to him in fourteen ninety eight by Ludovico Moro, together with his residence in the Casa delani. Opposite to the church of Santa Maria del Agrazier where he was painting the last supper. A vineyard some fifty nine meters wide and one hundred seventy five meters long, he rested here at the end of the day and eventually produced a much valued wine. When he died in fifteen nineteen in AMboise Ponce, he ordered his vineyard to be divided into two equal parts. One, equated to Jambatista Velano, his servant. And the other for his favorite pupil, known as Salai. Another important tile in the Lomberg wine mostly concerns the Otracock Padism. The first evidence of buying cultivation in their territories is around the city of Padilla. And in the foothills of the Otrepo pavese in Castillo, the Roman Clastidium, a strategic crossroads for trade between the seaports and the Po valley. Like every border land, it has seen clashes and wars in different historical context, all of which have left signs, still clearly visible in numerous castles, towers, and military outposts of the region. A wide growing area shaped like a bunch of grapes as local writer John Nibrrero noted, where important international grape varieties, including Charmina, Pinnon Yago, Pinnogrizo, and Pinnon Wav have settled. This hilly strip that runs from Piedmont to Emilia. Includes a vineyard surface area that has no equal in Italy and is second in Europe, Alibaba burgundy. To pinot noir, great variety, was also crucial to the development of sparkling wine production in the region. In eighteen seventy, engineer domenico Matza claimed the first register production of Pino Nua Mato de Casseco, a y that declared Champagne de Caudevilla in its label. This began an activity that thanks to figures such as Camcarlo Georgi Vistarino, Carlogancha, tier four mentioned Matza, and a few decades later Pietrori Cadona, Angilo Balabio, Mario, and Rafaelos Ermajotto allowed this territory and entire region to find resonance and distribution channels that rose national borders soon reaching as far as New York. Italian wine podcast. If you think you love wine as much as we do, then give us a like and a follow anywhere you get your pods. Geomorphology. Lumberdy is a region in the northwest of Italy that borders speed mine to the west, Emilio, to the south, Veneto and Prrentino Alto Avigen to the East and Switzerland to the North. It is the biggest Italian region in terms of population, the second, in terms of density, and fourth in terms of surface area, divided between forty seven percent plane, almost all the pole valley in the southern part of the region, forty percent mountainous area, along the northern reach of the Russian Alps of the border with Switzerland and twelve percent Hill area. It shouldn't be forgotten that Lambert is home to some of the largest lakes in Italy, lake Majore, lake Como, Lake Isao, and to the east on the border with Benito, lake garda. These lakes originate from the ordinary glaciations during the place to see an art border in the southernmost parts by a well developed moraine beds. The climate rover, although set in a semi continental context, is extremely varied due to both the Alpine and Hilliography. And the mitigating influence of the insubic lakes. There are also numerous water courses with their intributaries, including the Paul, Ada Mincio, Ticino, Kiese, Lambro, and all owner rivers. The first by the cultural areas, one encounters are to the south of the pre alps in the provinces of Bergamo, Bresha, and Machua, near the Marineic amphitheaters of Lakes Garda and Israel. To the north, surrounded by the mountains, is a heroic, veracultural of Waitellina, while to the south just before the line of the Appenines, we find Sancolumbano, and Otracopaleza, the largest wine growing area in occupying an area of about fifteen thousand actors all in the province of Papilla. The most important wine growing area, however, is the one around Russia. The renowned Francacorta, border to the west by the river Ollio. That forms the border with the Bergamo area and to the south by the isolated hills of Montorfano. From a geological point of view, it is an area made up of conglomerates of an ancient submarine cone while the hills are formed partly by the mesasonic reliefs and partly by glacial deposits in the Marine amphitheatre of Lake Isaiah consisting of abandoned, rocky debris, immersed in an silty sandy metrics, that ensures good drainage. French Corta enjoys a microclimate that is decisively favorable for wine growing. Although it is necessary to make distinctions between the different regimes by virtue of the proximity of its parts to the lake. The most proximal part enjoys a subliteral patchwork claim climate while moving westwards, the character of the Po valley and the alpine plain becomes more significant. Due to its extension from east to west and its position on the foothills is located precisely in a transition zone between the two climatic regions. Another wine rowing area worth mentioning is Bartelina located in the northern part of Lombardy in the province of Sandrio, between the arabic re alps and the racing alps and traversed almost entirely by the river Adda. It has a climate that can be classified as and due to its transverse valley layout from east to west has rather little rainfall. The vineyards are located on the south facing slope in an altitude band that extends from three hundred to seven hundred meters above sea level. It is an area characterized by terraces and alluvial and glacial conoids with medium deep soils and a rocky substratum of metamorphic origin shifts to end gneiss with a sandy lone texture and abundant coarse particles. The mid slope area between seventy and one hundred and twenty meters above sea level, on the other hand, has medium deep soils with rich, coarse particles represented by a morphol landscape, escarpment characterized by gentle slopes and is formed from a pedological point of view by colloquial deposits from areas carved into the rocky substrate and debris deposits. The Otterbopavese lies within the Co valley basin, bordered by two mountain ranges, the Alpine and athenae, and is part of the Hillish strip that routes from Piedmont to Emilia. The first hills originate from the most recent tertiary period, the pliocene, while the intermediate hills, originating from the myosin, the geological face most significant to agriculture, and those in the upper and eastern part from the Eocene, the oldest geological formation. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, HimalIFM, and more. 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