Wooden barrels of 10, 200 or 300 hl. They can be made from either Slavonic oak or chestnut. Unlike smaller barriques, botti (= plural of botte) are used for several years.
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Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
In comparison to other capitals of the world Rome, besides being considered “the eternal city”, is undoubtedly the city with the largest wine production. Only a few kilometers south of Rome the busy cityscape is replaced with grapevines on beautiful hills.
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