Autumn Colors No.5 by sandra46
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This is a view from the vineyards of the Villa Barbaro in Maser (Treviso), still privately owned. Since the time of Palladio wine has had an important role in the life and economy of the villa. Grapes fom the ancient winery are grown according to the strict regulations of eco-compatible agriculture in the 33 hectares of carefully selected vineyards at the heart of the 230 hectares estate that surrounds the villa. The vineyards are cultivated with high density techniques in order to obtain a very low yield per plant. Particular care is taken in ensuring the ideal proportion of 1.2 square meters of green surface per kilogram of grape produced.
The traditional varieties Merlot, Cabernet, Chardonnay, Prosecco and Verduzzo are hand picked and then processed with the utmost attention.
I had the privilege of sampling these excellent wines, and even if fog has recently haunting our region much less, the wine made me remember a poem I had to learn by heart at the primary school, San Martino (St. Martin's Day, our Indian summer) by Carducci. I made the translation of the first half of this short poem I hope you'll enjoy. BTW Carducci was a drinking mate of my maternal great-grandfather. They used to spend the evening talking badly of the church, and with good reason, since my great-grandad's mom had been convinced by the nuns to bequeath everything to them and leave nothing to him. He had just learned the sad news from the solicitor, when he met a line of seminarians just outside the Old Bridge in Florence. Incensed, he furiously thrashed them with his walking stick!
La nebbia a gl'irti colli/piovigginando sale,/e sotto il maestrale/urla e biancheggia il mar;/ma per le vie del borgo/dal ribollir de' tini/va l'aspro odor dei vini/l'anime a rallegrar.
Fog the steep hills/drizzling rises/and under the mistral/screams and whitens the sea;/but along the village streets/from the frothing vats/the sour smell of wine/All souls cheers up.
Giosu�¨ Carducci (1835-1907) revived Petrarch's vision of poet as prophet, and became the unofficial national poet of a unified Italy, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1906. He was born in Val di Castello in Tuscany, where his father was a doctor and a member of the Carbonari, a freemason-like group that advocated unification. Politics obliged the family to move several times in his boyhood to escape political persecution. Until appointed professor of Italian literature at Bologna, Carducci had many financial difficulties. But Carducci turned himself into an energetic and popular lecturer, an uncompromising literary critic and then a leading opponent of church power (until 1870 the State of the Church still existed and the Pope had done his worse to prevent Italian unification). His Jacobin verses created many controversies in the 1860s and 70s, though he had settled into supporting the new Italian Savoia monarchy by 1890, when he was made a senator for life. In his last years, Carducci was active in politics, proselytizing for Italian influence and territorial expansion.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (45)
cv1
Very impressive shot!
timtripp
lovely!
flora-crassella
what a wonderful picture!!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
artistheat
Terrific Pic:)
MOSKETON
estilo unico, felicidades. me encanta.
Thetis
wonderful! pure joy to look at this beautiful landscape portrait
magnus073
Sandra this was such a delight as you breathed life into this beautiful photo so well. I very much enjoyed reading about this amazing vineyard and the obvious love and care they put into their wines. The little tidbits you added including the poem made it complete for me.
brycek
Love this shot..beautiful colors!!
Hendesse
Wonderful view and colors. Looks like a painting.
mgtcs
Superb shot my friend, excellent photo, love it!
durleybeachbum
Astonishing story! This is a most beautiful pic!
Meisiekind
Absolutely stunning image! So well composed! :)
jocko500
a very good shot here. I alway think of van gosh[misspell means that artist that cut his ear off] work here
claude19
Votre première partie très originale sur les vignes de votre région...Votre poème est fort intéressant, et si vos ancêtres aimaient le vin, et ses vapeurs, je ne leur jeterai pas la pierre, amateur des trois premiers crus que vous citez !!! BRAVO pour cette photo campagnarde !!!
Miska7
Very nice scene and post work! Really well done.
Minda
stunning image and great story sandra.
mariogiannecchini
Bella foto , ottimi colori e da quello che dici buoni sapori: non manca niente !
junilau
Magnifique photographie !
blondeblurr
All vineyards are a real treasure, especially when it comes around to sampling the cool harvest... great story... BB
1358
walking south on an ancient road, scents of life and living in the air... vineyards full of fruit and promise, awaiting the harvesters....time to sit, enbottled, waiting for the very ripest time... the pull of the cork, the pouring of the wine.... remembering the road, the ancient road... beautiful image!
0rest4wicked
Beautiful landscape and vineyard
wysiwig
Beautiful image. Wonderful composition and depth of field which leads the eye from the red leaves on the right, down the road to the distant hills. And your description of the vineyard really points out the difference between a winemaker and an artist. Now I think I'll have a glass of winr before dinner.
drifterlee
Stunning work!!!!!!
Sea_Dog
Wonderful, creative work, Sandra. Beautifully composed. Well done.
bazza
Nice capture Sandra this looks great nice info too.. well done!!
psyoshida
Beautiful! What delightful colors and lighting. My eye runs down the vineyards and up into the gorgeous sky. So warm and beautiful.
erlandpil
Nice autumn picture erland
bimm3d
very good photo!!!
Sylvia
So ~Beautiful & Evocative~ Thanks for sharing... FABULOUS!!!
DEWoodward
Beautiful capture!