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Researchers Recreated Wine from Leonardo da Vinci’s Vineyard
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1675" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/news/leonardo-da-vinci-casa-degli-atellani-wine" target="_blank"><strong>Researchers Recreated Wine from Leonardo da Vinci’s Vineyard - Food & Wine</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>A limited run of 330 bottles is set to be auctioned off. </strong> </p><p></p><p>Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian living in the 15th century—so you probably aren't shocked to learn that he <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/articles/50-wines-you-can-always-trust" target="_blank">loved wine</a>. And as a literal "Renaissance man" who excelled at many disciplines, you're also likely not surprised that he had his own vineyard. But here is a shocker: Exactly five hundred years after his death, an Italian winery is releasing a recreation of the wine da Vinci produced on this land, finally giving modern oenophiles a chance to appreciate the artist's work with their taste buds instead of their eyes.</p><p> </p><p>Recreating a more than five century old wine wasn't easy. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/23/secret-auction-first-taste-wine-painstakingly-restored-leonardo/" target="_blank">According to The Telegraph</a>, the project began by digging through rubble in Milan in an area that once held a vineyard given to da Vinci as compensation for painting <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/easter/what-we-think-was-eaten-last-supper" target="_blank">The Last Supper</a> in 1499. The historic plot was destroyed during World War II, but the team of researchers discovered roots underground which they determined were the white varietal Malvasia di Candia Aromatica. A matching clone of this vine was then <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/chef-dispatch/emilia-romagna-italy-ali-laraia" target="_blank">found in the Emilia-Romagna region</a> and brought to Milan for planting in 2015.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1675, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.foodandwine.com/news/leonardo-da-vinci-casa-degli-atellani-wine'][B]Researchers Recreated Wine from Leonardo da Vinci’s Vineyard - Food & Wine[/B][/URL] [B]A limited run of 330 bottles is set to be auctioned off. [/B] Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian living in the 15th century—so you probably aren't shocked to learn that he [URL='https://www.foodandwine.com/articles/50-wines-you-can-always-trust']loved wine[/URL]. And as a literal "Renaissance man" who excelled at many disciplines, you're also likely not surprised that he had his own vineyard. But here is a shocker: Exactly five hundred years after his death, an Italian winery is releasing a recreation of the wine da Vinci produced on this land, finally giving modern oenophiles a chance to appreciate the artist's work with their taste buds instead of their eyes. Recreating a more than five century old wine wasn't easy. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/23/secret-auction-first-taste-wine-painstakingly-restored-leonardo/']According to The Telegraph[/URL], the project began by digging through rubble in Milan in an area that once held a vineyard given to da Vinci as compensation for painting [URL='https://www.foodandwine.com/holidays-events/easter/what-we-think-was-eaten-last-supper']The Last Supper[/URL] in 1499. The historic plot was destroyed during World War II, but the team of researchers discovered roots underground which they determined were the white varietal Malvasia di Candia Aromatica. A matching clone of this vine was then [URL='https://www.foodandwine.com/chef-dispatch/emilia-romagna-italy-ali-laraia']found in the Emilia-Romagna region[/URL] and brought to Milan for planting in 2015. [/QUOTE]
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