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The old wine press
Ours was an old "Palummientu" with 6 pits, 2 for pressing and 4 fermentation pits, I still remember my grandfather's voice telling me "Nun jucarii vicinu e fossa" Don't play near the pits
The old wine press and the beamPhotos of the ancient wine press of Serravalle, a place of celebration for our ancestors
The old wine press and the beam
The photos of the ancient wine press of Serravalle, a place of celebration for our ancestors
The "fossi"
The palmento, the beating heart of our history, can still be seen today in our cellar "U pistaturi" where grapes were once pressed...
"U Pistammutta"
Heritage for the elderly, machinery from the early 1900s, re-adapted to a motor in the 1950s, even now during the grape harvest season the elderly in the area use it to press the grapes..
U PistammuttaDetail of the continuous wooden press from the early 1900s
U Pistammutta
Detail of the continuous wooden press from the early 1900s
The ancient wooden barrels
Until the 1980s, wine aging took place in large 50 hl wooden barrels; already in the 1990s, the grandfather, in order to comply with hygiene and sanitary regulations, abandoned wood aging to use stainless steel tanks.
Grandpa Carmelo's ancient wooden barrelHere, until the early 2000s, Stravecchio, Grandpa Carmelo's wine, was aged
Grandpa Carmelo's ancient wooden barrel
Here, until the early 2000s, Stravecchio was aged, Grandpa Carmelo's wine
"U Pistaturi"
In ancient times, grapes were crushed by women and children, because they were much lighter in treading the grapes, while men would crush them with iron-shod boots..
U PistaturiAncient treading trough, a unique and important element for our wine press
U Pistaturi
Ancient treading vat, a unique and important element for our wine press
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