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Bottled Futurism: Caldaro green label

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:52:57 +0000

This label is dedicated once again to the marriage between art and wine and in particular the relationship that is created in the first nine hundred of the movement of futurism and the transposition of certain works of art of this current art on the labels of wine which until then had been fairly anonymous.
This article is the result of our search for a beloved member of Giancarlo Santagostino Abbiategrasso.
Here we present the Green Label "Caldaro" which is a label of Claudio Cavazzana Cantine di Trento.
The company is no longer in business and has been consolidated since the second world war in another among the most important initiative.
The label is a copy of a set that includes (at least) Terlano (same colors) Marzemino and sweet Lambrusco (predominantly red) and Santa Maddalena Red Castelbarco (predominantly orange) and Negrara Valpolicella (blue / red) and Albana Passito (yellow and blue) to all’aceto (pink). Some specimens were diagonally soprastampati: "Red Castellar" on Negrara and Valpolicella, "White Castelmadruzzo" Passito on and on Albania.
All these labels have the same design and vary only the distribution of colors in different fields.
And one can certainly point out the novelty of this label and also the news that certainly stand out on a bottle today.
Were commissioned in the years 30 to Fortunato Depero that has put his signature in the small FD which is located in the corners of the label.
Fortunato Depero was born at the end dell’800 a fund, in Trentino, subject of the Habsburgs. He studied art and also practiced outside the home.
Attended – it was leading with Jacks and Balla – the cultural movement known as Futurism and in 1914 in Rome signed the Manifesto of Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe, which is distinct from the other posters Futurists in seeking a global dimension in the core the game is seen as liberating activities.
Many of his works, not only paintings, are collected in Casa Depero Museum in Rovereto (now the subject of the work of new production). Depero of works have been presented in recent years in several exhibitions (including Milan and Genoa) devoted to Futurism, a movement somewhat ‘forgotten in recent decades because of the sympathy that the Futurists dedicated to the emerging regime (1922).
Depero was brilliant artist and for him there tapestries, marquetry in cloth, furniture, billboards (Campari, San Pellegrino, Verzocchi, Unica) toys, also worked for the theater and, as you can see, even for the Cantine di Trento Claudio Cavezzani.

New DOC in Piedmont

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:22:16 +0000

The wine committee of Piedmont has given the green light to a new Doc, Alba derived from Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes, which, if adopted nationally, would enrich the set of designations of origin of the region, and has launched some changes to be the Barolo and Barbaresco that will allow to better adjust geographical indications.
The Regional Committee, which represents the entire production chain and institutions, at a meeting in Turin, has unanimously approved ‘the new denomination of origin "Alba", which involves a large area (47 municipalities) and will be made by Nebbiolo grapes (70%), Barbera (15%) and some smaller vineyards. The opinion expressed by the regional chain will now be forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture, for an assessment, and after a further step in the National Wine Commitee, will become the subject of a ministerial decree for full approval. Piedmont currently has 14 DOCG and 44 DOC, with the last entry in 2008, Barbera d’Asti, Barbera del Monferrato Superiore and Dolcetto Ovada Superior or Ovada. "Within the next harvest we could have the new Alba DOC – says the Regional Agriculture minister Mino Taricco – a shared result of great importance, because this is the first name that comes from two vines, which in turn represent the two red grapes most extensively grown in Piedmont. In addition, it uses a prestigious name as that of Alba, known at international level, and this could only benefit the promotion of the new DOC, in a scenario like the one already rich excellence of Piedmont in wine making". The wine Committee has also approved an amendment to regulate the production of Barolo DOCG, which introduces additional geographical indications (so-called cru all’italiana), which show on the label the original location from which the grapes come. Already used today, the geographical indications, will make even more complete the system of certification of origin. Similarly, Barbaresco, for which an additional geographical indications had already set in the specification, was completed with the introduction of the term "Ronchi".

Sagrantino of Montefalco

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:44:20 +0000

Montefalco Sagrantino Docg or Sagrantino di Montefalco Docg takes its name from the grape from which it is produced. Harvested for centuries on the slopes of the hills of Umbria, Sagrantino is considered autochthonous, despite several assumptions about its origin. Some consider it of Spanish origin, others believe it was imported from the first Franciscan friars, others think it was introduced in Italy by the Saracens. This Docg contributes largely to the merits acquired by the Umbrian region as a producer of fine wines; it was already known and consumed by the popes during the Renaissance and the governors. The production area includes the entire territory of the municipalities of Montefalco, Bevagna, Gualdo Cattaneo, Castel Ritaldi and Giano dell’Umbria, in the province of Perugia. The vinification and aging must be made within the territory of the municipalities included in the area of production. The wine Montefalco Sagrantino dry and passito can be released for consumption only after they have undergone some degree of aging, at least thirty months, at least twelve of them in wooden barrels for the dry version, while for the passito there is no mandatory aging in wood. The periods of ageing start from 1st December after the harvesting of grapes. Sagrantino passito is ideal if accompanied by sweets, especially pastry bakery, jam tarts with blackberries or other soft fruits. It should be drunk as a meditation wine or with pecorino cheese, very spicy when aged. Sagrantino dry instead goes combined with roasts, game, wild hair and a pasta dura cheese.

Italy wine history

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:17:10 +0000

Wine Production in Italy is being formulated even before Christ(B.C). Romans were the first who utilized the grapes out there in jungle to prepare a high aroma and flavored drink known as Italian wine, but it is believed that even before Romans , there were the Greeks who first prepared such drinks. Romans method of production of wine was more organized and they even used techniques like barrel-making and bottling. Even now after 2007 years Italy remains one of the leading producer of Wine.

During AD92 , viticulture was prohibited in Italy under Roman civilization. Hence wine were exported to the near by nations in lieu of slaves. Italian wine that time contained much more alcoholic content as compared to the wine production these days. Earlier it was more on demand due to its aroma and high alcoholic content and now its famous for its finest quality, soothing test and little alcoholic content.

Slowly as the wine production in Italy became so very popular , it was one of the best means of livelihood for people out there. With more and more number of people getting engaged in such business , Italian wine production enhanced at its leaps and bounce. Neighboring European countries started importing Italian wine at large scale. And now modern Italy is the world’s second largest wine producer in the world with the maximum numbers of vineyard in the world.