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Wine and archeology, and wine Dionysus nell’ager Lanuvius

Wine-and-archeologySimona Sanchiri
Visit Lanuvio means getting lost in the fall in long walks in the picturesque streets, or between ancient ruins and marvel to the alternation of beautiful landscapes and monuments: the Fountain of rocks, dating back to 1675, the turreted medieval castle, surrounded by its original walls still ; the Collegiate Church, the ancient village, at the Palazzo Colonna, in his main facade incorporates a Roman marble sarcophagus of the third century. AD, from Villa Sforza Cesarini, where they were found evident traces of the ancient acropolis Lanuvina, the remains of the monumental temple of Juno Sospita.
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Analytical Cubism, 1909-1911

During the so-called analytic cubism Picasso image reaches a maximum and geometrism razroblennosti. If you remember the episode of the avant-garde portrait of the main villain from a children’s film “Prince Florizel,” this is a reference to this period of Picasso. The artist at that time strongly analyzes the shape, expanding it into separate constituent elements, shows them simultaneously from different points of view, offering the viewer to do a separate “build” a complete image. Below – still lifes of the analytical period, try something to see in these fragments form.
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African / Cezanne Cubism, 1907-1909

Cubist art decade traditionally divided into three smaller periods. First – this is the beginning, the “invention” of Cubism as a completely new approach that rejects the traditional and the “legacy” forms of realism and naturalism.

In 1907, Picasso’s 26 and he is working with Georges Braque . As a result of interaction of two avant-garde-minded young artists seeking new forms of art, comes a new style. The logic is simple innovators. For many centuries prior to the development of art mankind has already proven that he can draw. Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Caravaggio. Represent the most realistic on the canvas shape, color and light, we already know. Why again? In addition, the photograph appeared. Art should look for new ways in the future.
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Derek Mackey interviews the winemakers

100 feet below the water’s surface and near the abyss of the Marianas Trench, the deepest area in the world, Eric Titus meticulously pulls core samples from the ocean floor. In 5 minutes he must begin is ascent to the surface to avoid the dangers of decompression illness. The porous limestone that comprises this island, in the heart of the Micronesian South Pacific Ocean, is leaking possible toxins. The US Navy has once again called upon his expertise in an effort to determine the impact that a seaside landfill has had on the local marine life.

This is Eric’s day job.

His other job is vineyard manager/marketing director, for family-owned winery, Titus. He works hand-in-hand with his brother Philip who is chief winemaker for Chappellet by day and Titus winemaker by night. Together they are carving a niche as up and coming California wine stars.
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The wine label

wine labelIf you buy a wine, you inevitably take a look at the wine label, to obtain information about the product that you have chosen. This is the wine label, the information basis for the decision to buy a wine dar. wine labels are subject to detailed regulation with regard to their contents, and partly also the formal structure of the label. A basic distinction between mandatory and optional information. The former need the latter may be present on the label. After the German packaging regulations, certain information be made easily visible on the label.
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Wine, winemaking and the Church: stained glass look of Reims Cathedral

The cathedral, in general, – a house of God. Notre-Dame – Our Lady of the house. But the Cathedral of Reims, Notre Dame de Reims- , there is no where else but in the capital of Champagne, wine – and a little holy family make room. In any case, the stained glass windows that adorn the three lancet windows on the right side of the cathedral. Bible stories to them abundantly diluted very earthly scenes, and we are with you especially interesting – about wine and winemaking.

The sublime feeling that believers, in theory, should have in the temple, now in some way relate to the fantastic and the “light-bearing” images of winemakers – ordinary mortals, sealed the series (along?) With God and the Mother of God.
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Music and wine. Wine playlist: a picnic with a pink wine

Of course, the nature of music to anything. There should be listened to as shkvarchit chicken on a wire rack, crisp cucumber and purr under the nose of a song about scuba diving. And here at home, filling a basket of Provence rose and zilch the collar antikomarinym spray, it’s time to cheer themselves with the mixture of jazz and country that we have prepared for you:
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Wine Bottle shapes

wine-bottolesBottle shape and color are often tradition and over the centuries developed. The differences result mainly from the fact that we wanted to stand out from other regions themselves. But they are also an expression of beauty and grace and let the rough often close to their contents.

For red wine, there are two basic forms: the Burgundy bottle with flat, sloping shoulders and the Bordeaux bottle with high shoulders. For example, use all white wine German wine except from these two basic forms nor the so-called “Schlegel.”
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Wine in Antiquity

Even in ancient times, the Syrians, Iranian, Israeli … knew about the vid but in the wild in the forests and ruins that have made ​​a miraculous drink was fermented alone.

Three thousand years before Christ, the vine gets to Egypt and then expands by the Mediterranean countries, where wine is made ​​very rudimentary consisted of adding honey to wine for the first footfall (which was the best) and let ferment the following steps must in vats, then going to strain it through wicker baskets and clarified with ash and sea water. Was stored in clay jars in a warm place and put a plug of plaster.

In the V century were known different types of grapes and made ​​them white wine, red or sweet.
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Decanting – Why and how?

Wine decanter means that benefit from the bottle into a decanter to pour from. This is done for several reasons:

Air supply

In particular, young wines often win by addition of air. Are used for this Decanter, which ensure the most extensive contact of the air to the wine surface. These are the plate-shaped glass decanters mine are very wide bottom and taper toward the top strong.
In general, decanted wine for this purpose for several hours before serving, in some wines and 24 hours in advance. If you have time, it should treat yourself to a wine to watch in the carafe, that is to observe the development in the carafe (or glass) for several hours by regular sampling. It is most interesting to develop as some wines.
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