Foundation Chapter Flashcards
How long have been fossiles vines detected in different parts of italy?
At Quaternary period (2.5 Ma)
Name the different tribes which cultivated the Vitis vinifera in Italy at:
. Northwest :
. Northeast :
. Central Italy
. South Italy
. Serdegna
. Northwest : Rhaeti, Salasi and Liguri
. Northeast : Veneti
. Central Italy : Piceni
. South Italy: Samnites
. Serdegna : Nuragic
Which people promoted the developement of viticulture and wine before the arrival of greeks and expansion of etruscans?
The phoenicians
Which civilization developed in the modern Tuscany and Umbria ?
The Etruscans
When did the Estruscans have their peak as civilization?
Which river valley as well which regions did they habit?
6th century BC
They habited north part along Po River in the modfern areas of Lombardia, Veneto, Piemonte and Emilia-Romagna
By which trellising system did the estruscans domesticated the wild vines?
Using trees as natural supports
Alberata or vite maritata all’albero
In which italian DOC they are still using the alberata trellising method?
Aversa DOC in Campania region
Aspirnio grapes on poplar and elm trees
Did the etruscans developed a market up to France and spain? If yes, when?
Yes.
7th century BC
When did the Greeks arrived to the southernmost part of Italy?
Which regions?
7th century
Sicilia, Campania, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia
How did the Romans named the area of Southern Italy where Greeks settled?
Magna Grecia
How did the Greeks name the south of Italy and why?
Oenotria
Since they released the enormous potential of Italy because of its ideal climate and heterogeneity of soils
Which was the Greek God of Wine?
And its roman name?
Dionysius
Bacchus
Because of who the Etruscans started its decline and when?
Because of the invasion of celitic tribes to the north of Italy between 6-5 century BC
Since which century the Roman Republic became a major political and militar power?
Which was the status on 3th BC
What did happen on the 42 BC
Since 4th BC
By the 3rd BC Rome dominated almost all the italian peninsula
In 42 BC the Roman citizenship was given to every inhabitant on the pemninsula
Name some of the authors which wrote relative works on vines in Roma
Columella
Cato the elder
Horace
Virgilius
Pliny the elder
Which was the work of Columella related to the wine?
What did he mention on it
De re rustica
Ideal soils and most indícate
winegrowing areas for each grape variety
Which wines from which regions could be considered the first grand crus of Roman Italy?
Caecubum at the Lazio
Falernum at Campania
Mamertinum at Sicily
What does mean that the wines drunk by Romans followed greek habits?
THat they were sweet and alcoholic.
Often diluted with water, usually flavoured and stabilized with a mixture of:
. sea water
. resin
. herbs
. spices
. honey
What did happen in Italy in 49 BC?
Juluis Cesar finished the 500 years of Roman Republic
Who followed Julius Cesar?
His great-nephew Octavius who would become Augustus
How was the scenario of the Roman Empire
Roma was the largest city in the world
The Empire covered:
. all the western Europe including Britain
. large part of middle and eastern Europe
. northern Africa
. middle east
Organized into large provinces
No foreign province enjoyed of the Roman citizenship with the exception of the Italian peninusla
Which wines acquired respect and esteem under Augustus?
Rhaeticum(Retico) produced in the Veneto aroun Verona (Valpolicella)
Pucinum made in Friuli Venezia Giulia
Everywhere romans invaded they brought know how and wine making.
Where they were?
Spain
Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhone Valley
Mosel and Rhine rivers
When and why was once forbidden the planting of more vines in Italy?
In 92 AD since the plantings were replacing the planting of wheat.