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Just another day of #wanderlust and #adventure in the life of an #inkedtraveler

A beautiful view of Tenuta Belicello from its Eastern border.

I enjoyed a lovely uphill walk this morning, surrounded by wild fan palm and almond trees, and many different species of medicinal herbs.

I am surprised by the amount of vegetals that grow in this area - which suggests me to start a cataloguing project, with photos and description of each variety, to better understand the #biodiversity of my #terroir.

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Massal selection part 2

In this particular case, given that the old root system was very large and healthy, we raised two shoots and grafted them with buds from the nearby vine.

After two years, two young vines have developed, both of which already produced their first bunch of grapes last harvest, and are bigger and stronger than any 2 years-old vine propagated in a nursery from clonal selection.

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Massal selection part 1

Inzolia, Dietro le Case vineyard, planted before 1968.
55+ years is a good age for vines, especially in hot climates, but it also means that some of them can die.

When this happens, we try to rescue and restore their roots, which come from rootstocks originating from the first planting of last century, and have an impressive strength.

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Pruning season starts today.

As our ancestors said, “the soil is low”: it takes hard labor and a lot of time, but we prefer not to use pre-pruning machines, to limit soil compaction and help develop a rich spontaneous grassing that will improve organic matter levels.

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