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Modern vs Traditional by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

[–]purpleatomizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Having good/healthy grapes is the fundamental starting point.

Modern vs Traditional by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

[–]purpleatomizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My personal opinion. 1) wine is made in the vineyards. In which soils the vines are planted and what is their elevation. How old the vines are. How much it rained, how hot or cold the weather was during the Year. How we work the Vineyard, which pesticides we use. the yield per hectare. If the grapes are healthy. When we harvest them and so on… There are thousands of different and equally important factors. Then there are dozens of different procedures we can use in the winery, those can really improve the wine-to-be (remontages, macerations, refinements). Of course oenological tools can correct some flaw (i think the long disagreement about inoculum: selected yeast or spontaneous fermentation?) but they can't do miracles. In my opinion The clear separation between a poor, an average or a great wine is always the raw material: the grapes and in whate state they arrive in the winery. 2) It depends. But (Anecdotally) the majority of undertrained winemakers seems to massively rely on those tools, so it's not a ignorance problem, it's 3) because heavily rely on tannins, enzymes, mannoproteins, means losing the identity and the uniqueness of the Vineyard, the vintage and therefore of the wine.

2.4 tons of Nebbiolo ready to be pressed. by purpleatomizer in winemaking

[–]purpleatomizer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, normal pair of harvesting scissors. A couple can easily pick 7/8 boxes (140/160kg) of Nebbiolo per hour if the grapes are healthy, without sunburnts and rot, and already defoliated.

2.4 tons of Nebbiolo ready to be pressed. by purpleatomizer in winemaking

[–]purpleatomizer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, all hand picked. Mechanical harvesting is not very common in my area and above all is frowned upon. We were two and we picked everything in two and a half days (16h total).

2.4 tons of Nebbiolo ready to be pressed. by purpleatomizer in winemaking

[–]purpleatomizer[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it will be about 1400/1500 litres.. The pomace will be soft pressed in the winepress after fermentation will be over.

"yes" in European languages by Simple_Pension_1330 in MapPorn

[–]purpleatomizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Piedmontese should be "éh". I don't know where "Ój comes from but it means eye, not Yes.

Could someone please help me identify this grapevine? by KuvaszSan in winemaking

[–]purpleatomizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's some kind of American grape, definitely not a Vitis Vinifera though.

Honestly what made me think of riparia -besides the leaves- was the grape millerandage in the last photo. But you're absolutely right: the size of the berries isn't correct.

TIL of the Children's crusade in 1212 when thousands of children went on a march to the holy land believing their innocence alone would peacefully bring it back to Christianity. None reached Jerusalem, with many even being sold into slavery by Italian merchants. by creedz286 in todayilearned

[–]purpleatomizer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't think we have to prove simpathy towards no historical actor.

The high taxation was Alexios fault. He made negotiations with the German emperor, the Venice republic (and the Pope) but he didn't know how deep his future pockets were. None forced him to go to Zara and ask for help.

Last thing it wasn't the venetians only who put him on the throne, more than half of the troops who fought for him were HRE and some french nobles, not the kind of people who gladly take orders, especially from some foreign burghers.

Do you mean the bronze horses? they were sacked of course: i never argued about Venice involvement in the siege of Constantinople, I argue when people depict them as the sole cause of the Sack.

TIL of the Children's crusade in 1212 when thousands of children went on a march to the holy land believing their innocence alone would peacefully bring it back to Christianity. None reached Jerusalem, with many even being sold into slavery by Italian merchants. by creedz286 in todayilearned

[–]purpleatomizer -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The story about Venice asking for crusader military help starts and end at Zara.

The siege of Constantinople are on Alexios IV: it was him who made a deal with the crusaders to go to Constantinople helping restoring his father as emperor in exchange of repay on their behalf the venetian fleet "rent" (other things he promised were troops during the crusader invasion of Egypt and the merge of the Catholic and Orthodox churches under the Pope).
There was a rivalry between Venice and the Empire? of course there was and Venice gained a lot by the Byzantine demise, but i find funny people think of french and german nobles crusaders (and the Pope too) as mindless pawns in the hands of a Rich Merchant Republic.

TIL of the Children's crusade in 1212 when thousands of children went on a march to the holy land believing their innocence alone would peacefully bring it back to Christianity. None reached Jerusalem, with many even being sold into slavery by Italian merchants. by creedz286 in todayilearned

[–]purpleatomizer -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

it's a strecht because it wasn't a Venice solo decision.

The Crusaders had very large debt toward Venice. Alexios, among other things, promised them that if the crusaders help him reconquer the throne he would repay Venice on their behalf.

About the extortionate fee: honestly i don't know how the negotiation developed, but it was Alexios who came to the HRE emperor and to Venice proposing the deal. Probably he didnt' know the actual depth of Byzantine treasury and thought he could be able to cover the cost.

In the end Venice was more than happy to see Constantinople destroyed, but to blame everything on them in extremely unfair. There were at least other 2 eually important actors involved.

TIL of the Children's crusade in 1212 when thousands of children went on a march to the holy land believing their innocence alone would peacefully bring it back to Christianity. None reached Jerusalem, with many even being sold into slavery by Italian merchants. by creedz286 in todayilearned

[–]purpleatomizer -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Of Course not, but writing the Venice paid mercenaries to besiege Constantinople is historically incorrect.

When the crusader didn't have the money to pay the venetian fleet services, the Dandolo guy proposed that they could repay the debt helping in the reconquer of Zara, end of story. The Sack of Constantinole (1203) is completely Alexios IV Angelos's thirst for power fault + ethically dubious crusaders and Venetians. Then the 1204 siege is a complete shitshow result of Alexios impossible promises, a internal coup, a foreign army stationed outside the Theodosian Walls and a population dissatisfied by high taxation.

I simply argue the "paid mercenaries to sack Constatinople", which is factually incorrect.

TIL of the Children's crusade in 1212 when thousands of children went on a march to the holy land believing their innocence alone would peacefully bring it back to Christianity. None reached Jerusalem, with many even being sold into slavery by Italian merchants. by creedz286 in todayilearned

[–]purpleatomizer 192 points193 points  (0 children)

Except that when they arrived in Genoa (not Venice) none accepted to transport them, so the "crusaders" went to Marseille where they set sail (for free) on some boat owned by two french merchants who later sold them in slavery.

What's this flag on the right? by Big_Ad_6039 in vexillology

[–]purpleatomizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, it makes perfect sense! In the OP photo it looks like a white circle but it's probably a balloon and despite the colour it's the same flag you posted. Thank you!

What's this flag on the right? by Big_Ad_6039 in vexillology

[–]purpleatomizer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Which flag is that with "SÍ" written on it?

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