The legend of wines and its godsThe Greek god Dionysus, god of wine, was a vindictive and bad god, while for the Romans, Bacchus was an always happy character and well disposed to vices.
As from the point of view of the genesis of Dionysus, according to the legend, son of Semele...
Some ancient curious things on wineThis is a first curious thing on the Romans.
Of course, you may know that they used to eat stretched out on one side, in order to eat more. This small hint should already give us an idea on what their culture was, in terms both of medicine knowled...
The cultivation of wine in the medieval timesAlready before the end of the Roman Empire, by means of the measures imposed by Diocletian and by his forerunners, vine cultivation experienced a “slim” period.
The crisis of the Roman Empire in the III and IV century a.d. extended even more the dec...
Wine: from the etrurians to the romansThe origins of grape cultivation date back to the period of the Etrurians, or at least these are the traces that we can date back to.
As you may know, in fact, between Romans and Etrurians, there were not good relations: the notorious Punic Wars we...
Sabaudia - The Cellars of the MuscatAmong the Wine cellars, dedicated to the great production of a quality Muscat, in the territory of the Riviera di Circe, we find among the most important ones for the wide production and for the prestige:
Cantina Sant'Andrea , which is located i...
Wine: the Muscat of TerracinaThe fresh and fruit-tasting wine of the vineyards tilled on these fertile lands is honourably represented by the famous dry Muscat “Oppidum” of Terracina.
Taste its dry and full-bodied flavour, admire the clear straw-coloured colour, and let yourse...
