Ep. 1542 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 32 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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Indeed, Viticulture in this region clearly has its roots in the Magna Grisha, that ancient center of Greek civilization that encompass the territories of present day basilicata Campania, Apulia, and Calabrio, the archaeological remains of which are still visible today in the shape of temples and cities across the region. In fact, it was during this period, that numerous ancient cities, including region, croton, Locrie, Episaffity, and seabedies, and numerous sub colonies such as colon, Hipponian, Medba, Tarina, and Skolassume, flourished across the region. When the Greeks landed on the Calabrian coast, they immediately took steps to promote agriculture taking advantage of the fertile soil, particularly well suited to wine production. It was the Greeks in fact who renamed this land and Altria, land of grapevines, which has an undeniable link with the Greek word for wine. Pliny, the elder also provides us with evidence about the region's ancient wines. In describing the wines of southern Italy, he mentions not only those from Apulia and basilicata, but also those from Lagaria, an ancient city that, superintended of the archaeological heritage of Calabrio, places near Cebuddy in the vicinity of Kuzenza. As well as the nectars produced in Demesa, in Latin, TemSA, and ancient city thought to have been located on the Terrain coast. Build by the Austonians, it was later conquered by the Greeks, and it's also mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey. This great period of prosperity, however, was interrupted by the arrival of the barbarians, lombards, Saracines, and byzantines, though partially resumed by the subsequent arrival of the Normans who favored the development of an Arabian influenced Viticulture similar to that practice in Sicily. During the middle ages, Vidiculture and inology were among the most important components of the economy of the entire region, sustained by trade with the markets of Naples, genoa, and the wider Mediterranean. In that period, The contribution of the monastic orders was vitally important, especially the bazillion communities who preserve and refine are with cultural and winemaking techniques which they also disseminated into more challenging inland areas. Viticulture was also kept alive thanks to the intervention of surgeon influential feudal lords. From fourteen o nine, Carlo Ruffo introduced various agricultural and viticultural innovations in particularly, terracing the land between Banyara and Shilla. In general, via cultivation, which was an economic mainstay of the region's agricultural territories until the end of the fifteenth century came to a halt, superseded by a growing interest in silkworm breeding. In the seventeenth century, wine production returned with vigor, as reported by Andrea Bacci in his great work, the Naturale Viner history. However, in the eighteenth century testifying to the cyclical nature of the Columbian Economy Viticulture. Once the game felt into decline, against a backdrop of limited investment in transportation and a deterioration in the region's sports and maritime infrastructure. This led to the abandonment of the quality of vineyards and grape varieties that had once made Calabrio famous in preference of those of lesser value but higher yield. Are you enjoying this podcast? There's so much more high quality wine content available for mama jumbo shrimp. Check out our new wine study maps. Our books on Italian wine including Italian wine unplugged, the jumbo shrimp guy to Italian wine, Sanjay Lambrusco, and other stories, and much much more. On our website, mama jumbo shrimp dot com. Now back to the show. When Phylloxera arrived at the end of the nineteenth century, it caught Calabrio Viticulture at the worst possible time as the region's wine was once again enjoying a period of prestige and prosperity. On the markets of Europe, Calabrio wines were once more synonymous with high quality and prestige. Direct Construction of Viticulture on American stock was extremely low due to the exodus of farmers from the countryside and the lack of entrepreneurial spirit on a part of the landed nobility. It was only with the second half of the twentieth century that is slow and gradual reconstruction of the vineyards and wine grown tradition began. A substantial shift took place as the areas that had seen the greatest production in the nineteenth century, Chitra and Cosenza were overtaken by the newly active areas of Katanzaro and Trecho Calabrio. Geomorphology. A long crooked strip embraced by two seas, the ionian and turanian Calabria is often referred to as the toe of the Italian boot which sometimes seems to stand in the way of those sailors who simply wanted to continue their journey from the agent to the Terranian sea. Calabrio was one of the most important southern Italian regions of the ancient Magna Gracia Porter to the north with basilicata to the north is by the Gulf of Taronto and the ionian sea to the west by the Iranian Sea and to the southwest by the Strait of Messina which separates Calabria from Sicily. The straight measures just three point two kilometers at its nearest point between Punta Pizzo in Calabrio and Capo Piloro in Sicily. Calabrio's territory is forty nine percent Hill. Forty two percent maintenance and only nine percent flat. With the plane of Severy, overlooking the ionian sea being the largest area of flat land, followed by the plane of Lammez and Rosarno. Both facing the Terranian Sea. As far as regional orography is concerned, the Monte de Ourso that overlook the Gulf of Poricastro dominate the landscape. The Pulino massive on the border with Vasilicata include the highest peaks in Calabrio, Montesera Dolce d'armen, and Monte Pollino, both over two thousand two hundred meters above sea level. The Paulino massive is the southernmost part of the Epanine reach and is one of the largest mountain complexes in Italy. These mountains are formed by limestone from different eras With cars phenomena that have created caves such as the famous San de Gufel. The Monte de or so far within the Pollino National Park. In the southernmost part of the Locenian Appanines, but in Columbian territory and are among the wettest areas in Italy due to the human influence of the western Mediterranean. From a geological point of view, from the Bolino down to Sicily, there are outcrops of rocks much older than those in the epanines consisting of tectonic rather than calcareous units including metamorphic or crystalline rocks dating back to the palaeozoic with pre neogenic metamorphism. Almost the entire Calabrio territory belongs to what is known as the Calabrio Petletitanian art. This geological structure, much studied for its singularity, represented by a fragment of the Alpine chain, that's separated from the Xardo Costo block formed in the myosin. Broting counterclockwise, it migrated southeastwards to its current position, finding itself under the polino apennines, until it bridged the northeast of Sicily, effectively linking the Apponines to the sicilian and African maggrip. The rotation formed in the center of the Calabrian Peninsula, the largest plateau in Europe. Lasila, which includes the peaks of Montebolte Donato at one thousand nine hundred twenty eight meters above sea level and Montereo, which rises to one thousand eight hundred eighty one meters above sea level. It is also the most important wooded area in Calabrio characterized by soils with various rock formations, including, skists, and nicest, metamorphic in nature, consisting mainly in quartz, on the western slope, crystalline limestone to the north of the Miocene clays and Mars to the east, while Miocene sandstones and clays characterize the south, proceeding southwards. One encounters the Sarah Galabresi, too long and imposing mountain ranges with their characteristic saw tooth shape running parallel in a north south direction, along with the vibonese mountains stand out, Stretching all the way to the Asper Monte, the Montalto peak stands out at one thousand nine hundred fifty six meters above sea level. As a massive, made up mostly of archaic rocks with butt presses that descend steeply toward the sea, develop in overlapping terraces and covered with rich and varied vegetation ranging from Mediterranean scrap to haul oak and chestnut roots. Also worth mentioning is the coastal chain or Katena Palana due to its proximity to the municipality of Paola represented by a complex of mountains that stretches seventy three kilometers parallel to the coastline of the upper Calabrian Terrain Sea. The region is also characterized by a decidedly Mediterranean climate cooler and drier along the ionian coast, Miler on the Terrain coast. While in the Epanine areas, the winters are cold and snowy while the summers are warm. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, himalaya Fm, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider domain dating through Italian wine podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, production, and publication costs. Until next time.