Welcome to Episode 2258 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza, where Professor Scienza takes questions from the international wine community and answers them in his own inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Cynthia Chaplin. Today’s question(s): 🇬🇧 Given the fact that we are seeing earlier and earlier harvests due to recent hot summers, what can enologists do to ensure complex and balanced wines in the future? 🇮🇹 Considerando che le recenti estati calde hanno portato a vendemmie sempre più precoci, cosa possono fare gli enologi per garantire in futuro vini complessi ed equilibrati? 🇬🇧 How is climate change affecting natural yeasts and spontaneous fermentation in Italy? Do you think winemakers will need to rely more on the addition of selected yeasts in the future? 🇮🇹 In che modo il cambiamento climatico sta influenzando i lieviti naturali e la fermentazione spontanea in Italia? Pensa che in futuro i viticoltori dovranno affidarsi maggiormente all'aggiunta di lieviti selezionati? More about Professor Scienza: Professor Atillio Scienza is the one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type “Verdicchio” instead of “Vermentino.” He 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: https://www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here: https://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 :)