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Welcome to Episode 2063, 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 Yvonne Zohar part 1 of 2\n\nToday\u2019s questions:\xa0\nQuestion 1 - I often go to Crete (we are developing a hospitality project there) where I talk with winemakers and archaeologists. As you know Cretans/ Minoans were the seafarers of the ancient world, trading pottery and wine for materials they needed, such as metals. In Greece they date the contacts between Italy much earlier than your research shows. How do you explain the difference?\xa0\n\nItalian: Vado spesso a Creta (stiamo sviluppando un progetto di ospitalit\xe0 l\xec) dove parlo con produttori di vino e archeologi. Come sapete, i cretesi/minoici erano i navigatori del mondo antico e scambiavano ceramiche e vino con i materiali di cui avevano bisogno, come i metalli. In Grecia i contatti con l'Italia sono datati molto prima di quanto non risulti dalle vostre ricerche. Come spiega questa differenza?\n\nQuestion 2 - On the north of Greece, in the Pangeon mountains, an unidentified red variety was discovered. After years of research and DNA testing, it turned out to be an old Greek variety, non-identical to any greek or foreign grape. Did something similar occur in Italy, are there any unidentified grapes in Italy?\xa0\n\nItalian: Nel nord della Grecia, sulle montagne del Pangeon, \xe8 stata scoperta una variet\xe0 rossa non identificata. Dopo anni di ricerche e test del DNA, si \xe8 scoperto che si trattava di un'antica variet\xe0 greca non identica a nessuna uva greca o straniera. \xc8 accaduto qualcosa di simile in Italia? Esistono uve non identificate in Italia?\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 :)