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Una breve storia del vino

A Brief History of Wine

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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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In summer, the grapes they swell, they soften and they change color.
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Prima si fa un vino base—proprio come un normale vino fermo.
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________ un po’ di lievito e un po’ di zucchero.
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La pressatura separa il succo da bucce e semi—e questa scelta cambia amarezza, sensazione in bocca e aroma.
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it is also in bigger questions: land, climate, _____ and energy.
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________ va dalle montagne alpine alle isole soleggiate.
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Imbottigliare è come chiudere una porta: sigilla il vino, così può viaggiare, riposare ed essere aperto più tardi—a tavola, con le persone.
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Il contenitore non era solo un contenitore.
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Se il vino si scalda troppo, il lievito può stressarsi, i profumi possono sparire e il vino può sapere di “cotto.”
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__________ rendevano il commercio più facile: contare, fare i prezzi, tassare, essere più corretti.
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Questo significa che le persone non bevevano solo __________ fermentavano di proposito.
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Il lievito usa lo zucchero come energia e produce alcol e anidride carbonica.
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In Greek and Roman life, it appeared __________ and in meetings.
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If instead it is too cold, fermentation can become slow—or even stop.
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__________ controllano il vino ogni giorno.
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it is also in bigger questions: land, climate, water and energy.
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First it comes out __________ that is the wine that it flows naturally.
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In Georgia, gli archeologi hanno trovato residui in vasi di ceramica che mostrano produzione di vino intorno al 6000–5800 a.C.
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the taste became stronger.
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the sun it is low, _________ it becomes golden, and the vines they seem almost endless.
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they reduce chemical treatments, they plant cover crops between the rows and they support biodiversity—more insects, more birds, __________
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La storia del vino ha anche _________
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In medieval Europe, the wine it survived wars, plagues and borders that were changing.
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the people understood it long before science gave a name to all this.
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the sugar it increases, the acidity __________ and the flavors they develop slowly.
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