Foundations 2 Flashcards
Rhaeti
Salassi
Liguri
Veneti
Samnites
Nuragic
Rhaeti, Salassi & Liguri - NW Italy
Veneti - NE Italy
Samnites - South Italy
Naragic - Sardegna
Etruscans
Peak 6th BCE
Occupied C/S Italy and parts of N Italy along Po (Lombardia, Veneto, Piemonte, Emilia Romagna)
- Taught tribes to grow vines
- Domesticated wild vines
- Introduced Alberata
- Trade to France and Spain
Greeks
S Italy
“Oenotria” Land of Vines
- Brought grapes
- Introduced low head training
- Expanded trade
Dionysus “god of wine” then Romans adopted “Bacchus”
Romans
4th BCE
Used both Etruscan and Greek
Refined vine training and pruning
Caercubum
Falernum
Mamertinum
Ancient White Roman wines
Caercubum - Lazio
Falernum - Campania
Mamertinum - Sicilia
Wines of Roma
Sweet, Alcoholic diluted with sea water, resin, herbs and spices
Rhaeticum
Pucinum
Under Augustus N Italy Roman wines became famous
Rhaeticum - Veneto
Pucinum - Friuli Venezia Giula
What helped Roman wine trade?
Its road network
And they spread wine techniques in all areas conquered
330 AD Roma
Emperor Constantine moves to Constantinople moving the capital
476AD
Goths Vandal and Fall of Roma
Viticulture collapses
What happened to wine storage in the Middle Ages?
Moved from Amphorae vessels the Romans used to
Wood Barrel that were not airtight. Quality dropped
Communi
Developed into city states in a fractured 9th AD Italy
Milano, Bologna, Parma, Firenze became powerful
Nebbiolo
Barbera
Garganega
1st mentions of Italian Grapes in 15th Century
What were the maritime republics?
Venezia
Genova
Pisa
Military and trading centers in the Middle Ages
What countries owned Piemonte and Southern Italy during the Reinascimento?
France controlled Piemonte
Spain most of Southern Italy through Aragon