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The people living in the village of Mezzo press the grapes using ancient tools from traditional cultivation methods of the region.
In order to make a good wine, a good method for cultivation is required and the pergola has become the prominent way. Its main structure can be traced back to Roman origins although changes and improvements over time have led it to become what is now called the “Pergola Trentina”.
The inhabitants of Mezzo were extremely devoted to him and portrayed him in many paintings and sculptures. May 19th was the day for his sacred celebration in the main village church, followed by a procession where the people of Mezzo would rejoice by dancing and drinking the wine blessed by this Saint.
In Mezzocorona on May 19th a sacred church service in honour of Saint Urban would be held, venerated in the village as the protector of wine growers and patron saint of the cooper’s guild. After the church service and procession with the statue of this saint, this guild would go to the tavern dressed all in white with a garland of ivy on their heads: "Like God Bacchus and in the manner of Bacchae".In Mezzocorona, on the first Sunday after Easter, the parish priest was obliged to provide the pilgrims, who went to venerate his wooden statue in the castle chapel, with four jars of wine (about 3 hectoliters). During fermentation, even the cellar keepers would perform special rituals to keep away the “monster” of the cellar, known in dialect as the “simia”, which was the vapour given off during the fermentation of the must.
it was often illustrated in large drawings to show how important it was to its growers. Not only would its wine be offered during church mass, it would also be used as an offering to save one’s soul.
Specific traditions and actions were carried out manually from dawn to dusk and influenced by religious beliefs. Men and women would be appropriately dressed in folkloristic costumes to show their respect for such an important task.
During harvesting, the pickers would cut the bunches of grapes with a special “roncoletta”( billhook) into the typical harvesting recipients, originally made of wood and then of tin. Once fully loaded with grapes, these recipients, which can hold about 50 litres, were carried on the shoulder to the wagon and emptied into the vat.
If the grapes were not immediately transported to the cellar to be pressed, they were pressed by foot in the countryside. The crushed grapes were then transported to the winery either by means of vats or by means of a long barrel placed on the sides of the cart. Since wagons had wooden wheels, they could only be used for road transportation, so the grapes had to be carried from the vines in panniers on the shoulders.