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Una breve storia del vino e come si produce

(A Brief History of Wine and How It’s Made)

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The main character it is the yeast.
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The yeast it eats the sugar and it produces again alcohol and carbon dioxide—but this time the space _____ closed.
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__________ di solito è più scuro, più duro e più tannico.
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Sta anche dentro domande più grandi: terra, ______ acqua ed energia.
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È il momento in cui il succo d’uva smette di essere “solo succo” e inizia a diventare vino.
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Questo parassita _____ mangia le radici uccise le viti e distrusse il lavoro di molte persone.
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__________ it is the yeast.
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________ it spread in the world.
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the wine it can rest in steel (fresh, clean, focused on the fruit), in concrete (stable temperature, soft texture) or in oak (wood / barrel): it adds spices, toasted notes and structure.
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Sparkling wine it adds a trick extra: it traps the gas to make the bubbles.
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Il gusto _______ più forte.
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In California, il vino iniziò con le missioni e con la necessità.
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Si fa la selezione: via le foglie, via il marcio, via i grappoli rovinati.
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Niente frigoriferi.
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In summer, the grapes they swell, they soften and they change color.
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__________
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In medieval Europe, the wine it survived wars, _______ and borders that were changing.
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The wine it spread in the world.
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Per questo i produttori lo tengono bagnato: lo spingono giù o pompano succo sopra.
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Then __________ a routine calm but serious.
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Some they were buried: so the temperature it stayed more stable—important for a fermentation more regular and fewer problems.
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If the fermentation it slows down or it stops, they can help __________
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Questo significa che l’Italia non è solo “uno stile di vino.”
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La vendemmia—e soprattutto quando vendemmiare—è una delle decisioni __________ dell’anno.
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Un altro luogo antico mostra la produzione del vino come un processo completo, non come un semplice caso.
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