Ep. 1521 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 30 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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If you want to own a copy of this new must read Italian wine textbook, just go to amazon dot com or visit us at mama jumbo shrimp. Dot com. Historical background. Melissa, a crossroads of humanity a melting pot of the cultural contributions of the Greeks, etruscans, and Romans represents a useful microcosm for understanding the development of vine cultivation and wine production in Italy. This cultures were joined by the Oscans, PCs, and samnites who contributed to development of wine growing in the areas of Campobasto and Trevento. Around Anyone, a world famous center for bell making, Boiano, and as far as Cepino at the foot of the Matese. The interest of these peoples in vines is demonstrated in numerous geological finds dating back to the fifth century BC, unearth it in the rustic dwellings of San Martino in Brazilis, and San Jacome. Including wine presses, cisterns, wine making rooms, and infrared used to transport wine. Of particular interest is the impluvium. A pool system to capture rainwater in the basement of the pre imperial hellenistic house decorated with a polychrome mosaic depicting an octopus with four fish in the corners surrounded by vines shoots, vine leaves, and bunches of grapes. At Leiphyane, in the municipality of Lavino, near river Beferno, a Roman villa was discovered in two thousand and seven, containing a turquilarium, a room with a waterproof floor and walls were crushing took place along with an impressive wine cellar. In the middle ages, Vidiculture went from being a complimentary agricultural activity developed around rustic villas to a more systematic undertaking spread throughout Melissa. This dissemination was possible thanks to the feudal system and the work of the Benedictine, Franciscan, and Sisterurchans monks, as a widespread presence of Abis, including the of Santa Maria Difai fully, in the province of Campo basso dating back to eleven hundred thirty four and the Abby of Sanincenzo Vulturno in the province of Insernia, which dates back to seven hundred forty three. Are you enjoying this podcast? Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel, mama jumbo shrimp for fascinating videos covering Stev Kim and her travels across Italy and beyond. Meeting winemakers, eating local foods, and taking in the scenery. Now, back to the show. In a notarial deed of the thirteenth century, describing the establishment of a trade link between Venice, Ancona, Orthona, and Slovakia, they food stuffs produced in Molliza were listed verbatim, including wine, which was also mentioned in the municipal statues and manuscripts of the University of the Contado de Molliza between the the fourteenth and the sixteenth centuries. Between the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries, Melissa became one of the most vigorous growing areas in the kingdom of Naples as documented by Rafael Lepepe in his eighteen ten manuscript. In fact, the Melissa agronomist at the request of the Stewart Biaset Zulu pointed out the most widespread grapes in the territory and requested from the councilor of the state of Naples, a list of vine and fruit varieties that could adapt well to the soil and climate conditions of Mollise. The recommended plans were distributed to land owners thus giving rise to an important agricultural renewal for the entire territory, which, however, only marginally involved the culture. In eighteen thirty six, Josepe Deire, an Italian politician, patriot and men of letters, pointed out that in, quote, the vineyards almost all planted on hills and Hill locks, form a total of fifteen thousand nine hundred forty eight bushels and contain various species of grapes which ripen some early and some late, but all go into place on harvest days. In eighteen ninety two, on the initiative of Angel Antonio Baranello, the Soceto Operaya was founded in the small town of Ferrazano near Campobasso to promote local agricultural activity. Unfortunately, the disastrous epidemics that struck vineyards in all the wine growing areas of the world, powdery mildew, downy mildew, and phylloxera did enormous damage in releasing. Further problems were caused by the abandonment and migration of the peasant population in the twenty years following the unification of Italy when the countryside was blighted by banditry. With the end of the second world war, the situation slowly improved. The first social wine sellers were established and their walls in parallel and improvement in production techniques with the inclusion of table grade types and the introduction of pergola training systems. It was only at the beginning of the nineteen eighties, however, that Melissa finally realized of its wine growing potential and began the process of transforming its wine grown system. Over time, the most inland part of the region was abandoned in order to concentrate on the coastal strip. More recently, attention has turned to the redevelopment of inland areas. Gyrophology. Melissa is a small region that is divided into two distant parts. Alto Meliza, with Izernia as its center, and basso Meliza, with the municipalities of Campo basso inland and turmuri along the coast. Sandwiched between four regions, Melissa borders, Abruzzo to the north, Apulia to the south, lazio, and Compania to the west, and the Adriatic sea to the east. The territory is hilly for forty four point seven percent and spontaneous for fifty five point three percent. With the latter part including the Abruci and semnite Appenides, presenting a not particularly rocked or agrophy. Demontaneous nature of the territory greatly influences the climate, which is harsh and snowy in the winter and hot in the summer. While along the coast, the temperatures are much more pleasant and balanced. The geological process that gave rise to the formation of the soils of Melissa is common to that of Easter lazio and Abruzzo. Deramance of the limestone and dolomite formations, which form the steep slopes of the epanines, have been subject to the movement of rocks, northeastwards, from the southwest, dragging with them patches of other, older formation from weeds sand stones and clays out crop. In the Hilly and Kalsa strip, there is a different geological picture characterized by marine deposits of the playa quaternary age with lithified sands conglomerates and Mars, all the results of sedimentary cycles linked to variation in sea levels as a consequence of tectonic phenomena and marine uplift due to glacial interglacial cycles. Claying and sand informations prevail here. Areas that can be identified with the wider valley of the river, and the narrower middle lower valley of the Beferno, which is the home of the Pentro DOC appalachian. The soils of the coastal strip and the lower hills are sandy low, reaching coarse particles and moderately caucarias while the soils of the more inland areas are mostly yee more developed and deeper with a good water retention capacity and the limestone content that can be very high in some situations. Deriva valleys are typical, alluvial, and landslide soils. Deep, clay y, with good fertility and water capacity. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, email ifm, 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 costs. Until next time. Chichi.