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Una breve storia del vino

A Brief History of Wine

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Andy Andy Standard
Andy

Andy

Italian mature, expressive speaker with warm tones and shades

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Violetta

Violetta

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Giancarlo

Giancarlo

Italian middle aged, warm voice

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Manuela

Manuela

Warm, clear and versatile Italian voice

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they were planted __________ and the first results they were uncertain.
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__________ someone crushed the grapes, kept the juice and waited.
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Then the skins they are pressed, and it comes out __________
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In red wine, the skins _________ and they form a “cap”.
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This is the secret: the bubbles they are _____ from fermentation trapped.
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Because __________ they valued it, they built vineyards, presses and cellars.
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In Georgia, the archaeologists have found residues in clay jars _________ wine production around 6000–5800 BC.
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the producers ________ combine free-run wine and press wine, or keep them separate and decide later.
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the sugar it increases, the acidity it goes down, and the flavors __________ slowly.
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It can be clarified or filtered, so it is clear __________ stable.
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In California, ________ it began with the missions and with necessity.
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the wine _________ in a calm way.
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If instead it is too cold, fermentation can become slow—or _____ stop.
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Most of red wines it ferments __________ and over time it takes colour and tannin.
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This means that _____ it is not only “a wine style.”
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Later, the vines __________ with empires, migrations and new settlements.
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__________ became a habit, then a job, then a tradition.
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the wine __________
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__________ the buds they open and the shoots they grow quickly.
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Usually it is fresh and with __________ because sparkling wine it needs momentum and energy.
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_______ beyond the local gardens and the hills.
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it is __________
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For this reason the control __________ is so important.
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The producers they choose the method based on the grape _____ they have in front of them.
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The bubbles they change _____ the feeling in the mouth: it seems lighter, sharper and more lively on the tongue.
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