June 8

10 Reasons to Learn Italian in Manchester: Italian Wine

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10 Reasons to Learn Italian in Manchester: Italian Wine. I mean who doesn’t like a nice glass of red wine? And what about Chianti wine. It’s Sooo goood. I just wanted to do a blog post about one of my favourite regions as one of the top 10 reasons to visit Italy. The Chianti area is famous for its hilly landscape which is among the most enchanting in this region thanks to the genuine charm of its vineyards and olive groves immersed in pure light and serenity. Sometimes, at dawn, a hazy mist wraps up the region and a dream-like atmosphere softens and enhances the view of the dark slender outlines of cypresses or of the domestic architecture of old Medieval villages and country villas. The true expression of the region is the Chianti wine, the well-known red wine appreciated all over the world.

HISTORY

The origin of the name “Chianti” is probably Etruscan. Documents are very fragmented and this makes the reconstruction of the history quite difficult. I was told at school that it was the Etruscans who first left traces of their civilization. After the Etruscans, the Romans settled there and built fortresses.
The long-lasting struggle between Siena and Florence also involved this region. Both towns wanted control of this stunning area. The two cities eventually signed a peace agreement in 1201 but the hostilities did not end there. Only in 1859, after the Unification of Italy, Radda, Gaiole and Castellina came under control of Siena.

There is an interesting legend. To decide about the boundaries, the two towns established that at crock-crow two horse-men would start galloping and would stop only when meeting his rival. The town would become the owner of the land ridden across by its horse-man. The day before the race, the Florentine starved a black rooster which crowed before dawn and woke up the knight much earlier than the Sienese one. Florence managed to annex the largest part of the Chianti.

So what are you waiting for? If you live in Manchester and have one or two hours free to dedicate to a new hobby, or because you are getting married in Italy, why not learn to speak Italian with Learn Italian Manchester? Get in touch to find out about existing Italian for beginners classes in Chorlton and Didsbury and other locations (Altrincham, Sale): hello at learnitalianmanchester.co.uk


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