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Una breve storia del vino

A Brief History of Wine

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Andy Andy Standard
Andy

Andy

Italian mature, expressive speaker with warm tones and shades

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Violetta

Violetta

A warm, clear, and engaging voice with a smooth, natural tone

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Giancarlo

Giancarlo

Italian middle aged, warm voice

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Manuela

Manuela

Warm, clear and versatile Italian voice

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Fear _________ faster than the solutions.
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The gas it cannot go out, _____ it dissolves in the wine.
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It was __________ of wine, already then.
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If instead it is too cold, __________ can become slow—or even stop.
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But inside there is something that it waits: sugar, acidity, _____ and scent.
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The fermentation _____ the living heart of the cellar.
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Usually _____ fresh and with high acidity, because sparkling wine it needs momentum and energy.
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_____ they were buried: so the temperature it stayed more stable—important for a fermentation more regular and fewer problems.
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the young wine it can ______ after the main fermentation.
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the smell ________
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__________ they failed.
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Italy it has a huge heritage of grapes: over 350 approved varieties and almost 600 __________
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_________ it survived because the communities they needed it.
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_____ like a song new: the notes there are, but it is not yet completely smooth.
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In modern cellars, the producers often they add selected yeasts and they control _________ the conditions.
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he linked __________ to the problems and he pushed for cleaner practices.
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First you make a base wine—just like __________
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the standard measures they made trade _______ to count, to set prices, to tax, to be more fair.
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the press wine usually _____ darker, harder and more tannic.
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Here is the simple definition: the wine it is fermented grapes—that is grape juice _____ or must.
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it is the moment _____ the juice of grapes it stops to be “just juice” and it starts to become wine.
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Finally, the wine it gets ready __________
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Often they diluted it with water, _____ they talked about taste, good manners and status.
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_____ it arrives the aging.
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In ancient times someone crushed the grapes, kept _________ and waited.
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