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Have you ever wondered who the first wine-growing peoples in Italy were? Well, in this article we will try to understand how the vine first spread in our areas and how later a particular population made wine production one of its main businesses.   New studies about our Past  Recent studies show that the vine first spread to Thrace (although it most likely came directly from Armenia) and then, thanks to the Phoenicians, great explorers and navigators, it spread to Greece and Italy. Obviously, the Greeks initially established vine cultivation in the south of the peninsula in what was known… read more

Locus, loci... Terroir Ever since Roman times, an attempt has been made to frame and define at a terminological level all those areas in which there was a strong aptitude for the cultivation of vineyards. The Romans simply called it LOCUS. Literally translated this term simply means place, but in fact this Latin term was used indicate an area that gave a particular character to the wines produced there. In modern times, however, we have begun to use a French term, perhaps a little highfalutin, but which represents this concept well: Terroir. Often translated as - Territory - in reality… read more

Per il prossimo San Valentino l'azienda Montemaggio, che si trova nel cuore della Toscana in particolare nella meravigliosa zona del Chianti Classico, propone tre input legati al vino: Creare un'etichetta personalizzata per l'amata/o con la frase più romantica e l'immagine che più rappresenta la storia d'amore. Un modo originale per brindare con un'indimenticabile bottiglia. Quinta Essentia di Montemaggio IGT 2009 Questo vino è nato per festeggiare il compleanno del marito della proprietaria dell'azienda, dunque è un'etichetta pensata e creata come regalo all'innamarato e quindi è un vino pieno d'amore. Composto da 40% Sangiovese e 60% Merlot (Torre), il Quinta Essentia è… read more