In Italy, Easter is not only a religious celebration, but also an excellent food and wine occasion to taste typical dishes and enjoy the pleasures of the table in conviviality. Those who decide to spend Easter at home, with friends or relatives, are used to prepare a festive lunch with food that often has a …
“The Annunciation” is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous works, along with the “Mona Lisa“, the “Lady with an Ermine” or the “Last Supper“. It is an oil and tempera painting on a 98×217 cm panel, a youthful masterpiece by Leonardo, dated between 1472 and 1475 and kept in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. …
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Sangiovese is the most cultivated red grape variety in Italy, covering around 11% of the total Italian vineyard area. It is widespread in many regions from Emilia-Romagna to Campania, not to mention Tuscany where it is also known as “Sangiovese Grosso”, and is undoubtedly the most cultivated variety of all. This grape is used both …
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Which wines should you pair with grilled meat? It’s a common question when a friend invites you to their BBQ and you decide bring a bottle of wine. But, in order to answer this question, we must first distinguish the various types of grilled meat. Here are our tips for a perfect wine-grilled pairing: Wine …
“Wine, the divine liquor of grapes“: it is with these that Leonardo da Vinci referred to wine and grapes over five centuries ago. Leonardo da Vinci is undoubtedly one of the greatest geniuses in the world. His fame as scientist, artist, sculptor and inventor is well known, but perhaps not everyone knows that Leonardo was …
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In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci spent six months of his life in Romagna, commissioned by Cesare Borgia to study new fortification systems and infrastructures, to defend the possessions conquered by “Il Valentino” and to delimit the borders of the Duchy of Romagna. During his mission in the Romagna area, the Genius touches some of the …
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Wine has no season and is consumed every day of the year. The variety of grapes and the biodiversity we have allow us to have a very wide choice of flavors, hues and fragrances. For this reason, there are wines that are particularly suitable to be appreciated during the summer, when there is usually a …
Before the 1500s, no one had ever written about viticulture and oenology with as much technical competence, precision and scruple as Leonardo da Vinci. In fact, this skilled man of universal talent was a true pioneer in the field of wine. It could be said that, even in the field of oenology, Leonardo was so …
Agriculture is undoubtedly one of the sectors most affected by climate change. In particular, oenology faces a difficult challenge since wine is affected by rising temperatures and the risk is that the geographies of viticulture are modified, which compromises the very identity of a product so tied to the culture and history of man. The …
In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci spent six months of his life in Romagna, at the court of Cesare Borgia, known as “Il Valentino”. Cesare Borgia had recently conquered the Duchy of Romagna, with the support of Pope Alexander VI and the King of France Louis XII. Leonardo da Vinci was already known in Milan, and …
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