Meeting with Pia Donata Berlucchi, Andrey Varlamov.
Wine has always been of great importance to human beings, with traces of its existence dating back to 6,000 B.C., accompanying the history of mankind and its myths: from the Trojan War, to the Phoenicians, to the Egyptians, to the importance of wine among the Romans. Wine is present in the story of Charlemagne, Ermengard, and Rosmunda’s sad chalice. During the Enlightenment, wine became an object of scientific study, through chemical and physical analysis, while in the Romanticism, it is now celebrated by writers, painters, sculptors and great musicians. Finally, since the 20th century, science has resumed systematically dealing with many aspects of winemaking. What are the winemaking procedures that have occurred throughout history? What are the “wine tears,” which are observed during a tasting? What physical principles underlie the bubbles of a sparkling wine, or the sound of two glasses touching during a toast? Let’s find out in this meeting, during which Andrey Varlamov, (CNR researcher and popular popularizer) and Pia Donata Berlucchi (a woman of deep culture and great experience in the world of wine) will accompany you to discover historical and scientific curiosities about winemaking and wine.
