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The famous Italian noble family in the iRegion of Tuscany has been growing wine continuously since 1141, making it one of the oldest wine estates in the world. Since that time, the family has owned extensive land in the area between Siena and Florence. This prompted the Republic of Florence to exclude the family from public office. However, this did not prevent the family from exercising great...

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Organic viticulture Production forms (organic, energetic, biodynamic), plant protection methods and organic associations

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Religion From the Bible to the Eucharist and Mass wine to wine gods

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Cuvée de Prestige Cuvée de Prestige - the top products of around 25 Champagne houses, from Moet et Chandon to Veuve Clicquot

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vine training more than 50 techniques from Alberata, gobelet, bush vine, Guyot, Kouloura, lyre and pergola to vertico

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Vine enemies Enemies of the vine - more than 100 diseases and pests from anthracnosis to botrytis, chlorosis, flavescence dorée, downy and powdery mildew, Pierce's disease and phylloxera to grapevine fanleaf virus, grape moths and cicadas

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Wine production volumes Production volumes of wine - production volumes (hectolitres) and vineyard areas (hectares) in all approximately 100 wine-producing countries

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Wine enjoyment From storage to temperature, glasses and decanting to pouring and serving

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Favourite wines of 70 famous people from Beethoven to Luther, Mozart and Napoleon to Tut-Ench-Amun

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Wine-growing institutions Wine-related institutions - more than 50 from the American Wine Society to ECOVIN, INAO, Masters of Wine and ÖWM to VDP, Austrian Wine Academy, WSET and Cape Wine Academy

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Total extract Gesamtextrakt - around 50 substances from different types of alcohol to anthocyanins, aromatic compounds, glycerine, carbon dioxide and phenols to types of acidity, sulphur and sugars

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Wine guide More than 40 publications from A la Carte to Gambero Rosso and Wein-Plus to Wine & Spirits

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Wine law Around 75 terms from Bottler to label, origin and quality system to adding sugar

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