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’s question comes from Yvonne Zohar part 1 of 2 Today’s questions:  Question 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?  Italian: Vado spesso a Creta (stiamo sviluppando un progetto di ospitalità lì) 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? Question 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?  Italian: Nel nord della Grecia, sulle montagne del Pangeon, è stata scoperta una varietà rossa non identificata. Dopo anni di ricerche e test del DNA, si è scoperto che si trattava di un'antica varietà greca non identica a nessuna uva greca o straniera. È accaduto qualcosa di simile in Italia? Esistono uve non identificate in Italia?  If you want to learn more about the Professor: The one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type “Verdicchio” in place of “Vermentino.” 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’s 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! To find out more about Attilio Scienza visit: https://www.vinitaly.com/formazione/vinitaly-international-academy/attilio-scienza/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Share your love for our lovely Professor if you are a true Italian Wine Geek :)