Welcome to Episode 2053, where Prof. Scienza takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today\u2019s question comes from Gianluca di Taranto!\n\nToday\u2019s questions:\xa0\nIs there a potential future for the 8 not yet autoctone grape varieties in Etna? / Esiste un potenziale futuro per gli 8 vitigni non ancora autoctoni dell'Etna?\xa0\n\nIf you want to learn more about the Professor:\nThe one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type \u201cVerdicchio\u201d in place of \u201cVermentino.\u201d Attilio Scienza is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences where he teaches courses on genetic improvements to the vine; he also teaches Viticulture in the Master\u2019s program of the University of Turin in Asti. He has been the lead for many national research projects in the field of physiology, agricultural techniques, and vine genetics. As the author of over 350 publications on vine and viticulture in national and international journals, you can bet he knows his stuff!\nTo find out more about Attilio Scienza visit:\nhttps://www.vinitaly.com/formazione/vinitaly-international-academy/attilio-scienza/\n\n_______________________________\nLet's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels:\nInstagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/\xa0\nFacebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast\xa0\nTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast\xa0\nTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp\xa0\nLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast\xa0\nIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/\n\nUntil next time, Cin Cin!\n\nShare your love for our lovely Professor if you are a true Italian Wine Geek :)