Joel | June 22, 2009
Are you up for learning a bit of ancient Roman winespeak?
Easy. “Vitis Apiana”, spelled just like it sounds
Translation: Fiano di Avellino !
Fiano, an antique vine of the Campania region of Italy, was known to the Romans by its Latin name vitis apiana, referring to the “api” or bees attracted to the honey sweet clusters of [...]
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Joel | May 12, 2009
FEUDI DI SAN GREGORIO FALANGHINA SANNIO 2007
I suggest a word collage to set the mood:
Falanga. Ancient grapes before mount vesuvius destroyed pompeii. 79AD. years of voLcANic ash soaring. falling. archeoloGy History sand limestone mINerAlity.
FALANGHINA.
By the beginning of the 1960’s, an indirect impact of phylloxera on viticulture, war and disinterested vineyard owners had all taken their toll on [...]
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