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Try to sign in again and use the "Forgot Password" button If you have any questions please contact us In a bid to safeguard knowledge the Matsés in Peru have been planting “medicinal agroforestry” plots and written a 1,044-page two-volume book The seven indigenous Matsés elders were slowly meandering through the forest They were explaining how different trees and plants are used for medicinal purposes exchanging stories about how they had acquired their extraordinary knowledge and put it to good use There were memories of an encounter with a jaguar and someone’s father struck by some kind of pain in the eye - “not conjunctivitis!” - while claims were made for successfully treating women haemorrhaging The forest we were in was actually more of a garden - or “healing forest” or “medicinal agroforestry” plot - planted late last year by six young Matsés men under the expert guidance of elder Arturo Tumi Nëcca Potsad “There are all types [of trees and plants] here,” Arturo told the Guardian holding a spear made of peach palm and looking about him a younger man who coordinated the planting This was a 30-40 minute walk from Buenas Lomas Nueva village on the River Chobayacu in Matsés territory in one of the remotest most inaccessible parts of the Peruvian Amazon It is one of seven “healing forests” that have recently been planted across Matsés territory it is estimated that 1,000s of trees and plants of 100s of different species have gone into the ground with each site overseen by an elder and traditional healer The “healing forests” are just one result of the Matsés partnering with Acaté Amazon Conservation a Peru- and US-based non-profit legally incorporated in 2012 Its publicly-stated aims are to work with the Matsés and implement “strategic programs” that “maintain their self-sufficiency and independence as they adapt to the outside world” and that “provide much needed revenue without destroying their land and chosen way of life.” Another way of saying that: to develop long-term sustainable economic opportunities for the Matsés that don’t involve cutting down the forest in what is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions that respect and nurture their knowledge and culture and that respond to some of their most urgent needs Acaté currently has three full-time Matsés staff it coordinates with an Indigenous Advisory Board composed of seven Matsés and so far has employed on a temporary basis approximately 200 men and women and sometimes their own personal contributions Herndon - Acaté’s president and a Yale and Harvard-trained medical doctor based in the US who has studied Amazonian healing practices for years - says there is “a desperate lack of jobs” in Matsés territory “That’s why we’re trying to bring economic opportunities Several 100 metres back down the track leading towards the village stands a large white sign marking the entrance to the “healing forest.” In green capitals it states: “Medicinal plants project for Buenas Lomas Nueva with the NGO Acaté Amazon Conservation directed by maestro Arturo Tumi and Acaté’s legal representative Mr Wilian T Acaté supported the maestros and assistants with a daily stipend to do the planting The sites were all chosen according to the same criteria - along a well-trodden path or an area of primary or secondary forest that the villages agreed to be set aside from hunting or swidden agriculture - but each garden has been laid out differently “Each maestro was his own designer,” says Park and has become a friend of mine over the last three years “The maestros are the undisputed designers.” Each tree or plant was transplanted from elsewhere in the forest: some as seeds and others as epiphytes grafted onto standing trees Examples - in the Matsés language - include nad iesho issun bedtequid nec One of many 1,000s of plantings in the seven “healing forests” recently established in Matsés territory Photograph: Acate Amazon ConservationPark is keen to emphasise that the “healing forests” aren’t necessarily new to the Matsés one can still be found today near Nuevo San Juan village that was established decades ago by “one of the finest ever Matsés healers” peaceful contact with the “outside world” in the late 1960s effectively encouraged by US evangelical missionaries contact with non-Matsés had been marked by decades of conflict This is how they did it before the missionaries.” Regenerating the forest is one and providing the maestros with a source of income is another but more important is improving the latter’s capacity to administer cures and remedies by bringing as many of the healing plants as possible into one comparatively accessible place Many of the fungi and vines with healing properties won’t grow in the Matses’s swidden plots which are almost always exposed to the sun the “healing forests” aim to safeguard the maestros’ extraordinary plant knowledge - either by promoting interest in it among the younger Matsés or encouraging them to become maestros themselves Plant knowledge among the younger Matsés is If the maestros - most of them estimated to be over 60 years old - pass away without training successors I could die at any moment,” said Alberto Bai standing in the “healing forest” near Buenas Lomas “I’d like to leave behind all I’ve learnt about the plants to the young people - my students my children - so they can replace me when I die.” Alberto Bai in the “healing forest’ near Buenas Lomas Nueva in Peru’s Amazon Photograph: Acate Amazon ConservationAlberto had expressed the same concern the day before during a series of annual meetings with Acaté - held in May this year - when delegates from 14 Matsés villages congregated in Buenas Lomas to discuss the “healing forests” and other projects which include a two-volume 1,044-page encyclopedia of Matsés plant knowledge sustainable agriculture and now a pilot herpetological inventory “I’m an old man now,” he told the audience “All the elders are dying and getting ready to go but if any young men come to Alegre we’ll be happy to teach them.” He took the opportunity to start learning under Alberto when he was invited to Buen Perú village Mariano has spent 50 days with Alberto and reckons he has taken notes on roughly 120 plants because there are fewer and fewer,” he told the Guardian “There are many young people among the Matsés I don’t want to have to go to [Colonia] Angamos [the nearest town and main gateway into Matsés territory].” Mariano has said he wants to be his village’s resident healer but acknowledges it takes a long time to learn “‘My university is the jungle,” he told Herndon last year But why are so few young people interested Some of them want to live like the mestizos.” who in recent months coordinated the planting of a new “healing forest” in San Ramón village says that previously he knew nothing about medicinal plants You can’t learn all the medicinal plants in a month If William [Park] asks me “Do you want to continue?” I’m going to say yes.” A sense of importance - and urgency - is patent among many Matsés particularly those directly involved with the planting This has been heightened by Jorge Tumi’s death in 2011 just before the annual meetings with Acaté were bitten and seriously wounded by fer-de-lance and bushmaster snakes One Matsés man who has played a key role in establishing all seven new “healing forests” is Segundo He emphasises the lack of jobs in Matsés territory and the potentially tragic loss if the maestros pass away before transmitting their knowledge to younger generations Segundo Shabac Reyna Pérez our grandfathers and our fathers are dying now and taking their medicinal plants knowledge with them Who is going to replace them?” Segundo asks The idea to plant the “healing forests” emerged organically out of two other Matsés projects with Acaté: the 1,044-page encyclopedia and a sustainable agriculture initiative in Estirón village The encyclopedia is written only in Matsés in order to prevent bio-prospectors from ever understanding it Entries are categorised by disease name followed by an explanation of symptoms A photo of each plant - numbering roughly 800 in total - accompanies each entry nor photos of flowers or other readily identifiable features On the back of the first volume are two sentences in Matsés roughly translating as “This isn’t a book for non-Matsés to see Park calls the encyclopedia, which has taken five years to write, “almost like an emergency insurance policy.” An interview with Herndon about it - or rather, what at the time was just the first volume, coming to 511 pages - became Mongabay’s “most shared and most read article” of 2015 Herndon calls it the “first encyclopedia of indigenous knowledge written by Amazonian tribal shamans ever produced” and believes the methodology developed by the Matsés can be a “template for other indigenous cultures” around the world Different chapters were overseen by different maestros the maestros and assistants headed out into Matsés territory together with the maestro identifying each plant and the assistant photographing it and recording what the maestro said about it The final editing was done by a man from Estirón before being printed in Iquitos and then distributed back among the Matsés “Literally the entire encyclopedia was written and edited by the Matsés in their territory and brought out in a pdf,” Herndon told the Guardian Acaté’s president Christopher Herndon Matsés woman Casilda Jiménez and Segundo working on the pilot herpetological inventory near Estirón village Photograph: Acate Amazon ConservationThe methodology developed through both the “healing forests” and encyclopedia has been applied to another Matsés project with Acaté: mapping the estimated 1.2 million hectares of their ancestral territory in Peru this has involved elders and assistants heading out into the forest with the elder identifying important social and the assistant recording the names and information in a notebook and the locations in a handheld GPS unit Both are overseen by one of Acaté’s full-time staff providing logistical support and on-site GPS instruction for the assistants The staff themselves have only recently been trained in basic computer literacy and geographic information systems (GIS) Neither Segundo nor his colleague Felipe Ëpë Bai Una had known how to use the GPS before their classes the mapping has given him an opportunity to see the most remote parts of Matsés territory - in addition to acquiring new skills he has spent months on the River Yaquerana upriver from Puerto Alegre and further up the Galvez beyond Buenas Lomas Antigua he has helped identify and record the GPS points of old villages and houses and even places where the Matsés fought invading mestizos and others “Places that are important to the Matsés,” as Felipe puts it Felipe Ëpë Bai Una Photograph: David HillSegundo has participated in the mapping too in his own village Buen Perú as well as Puerto Alegre where he travelled with elder Rómulo Tëca Nacua Chapa and an assistant in early 2016 “All the streams already have Spanish names,” Segundo says “Now we’re putting Matsés names for them too.” right on the southern boundary of Matsés territory There are other indigenous people in that region - living in “isolation” - and more wildlife which have killed at least three Matsés men since the 1970s We’re there to work very happily and without any fear.” an Iquitos resident for the last five years says the GIS training for the staff is a three year endeavour with the agreement being that Acaté will “train the trainers.” Ultimately the aim is for the Matsés themselves - not the government conservation organizations or other NGOs - to be able to make their own maps of their territory thereby enabling them to “better protect their own lands as their forefathers did before them.” visualize and output the data from the handheld GPS units using GIS software,” Park says “The objective is that at the end of the three year period they can create their own maps from start to finish the Matsés have draft-mapped the headwaters of the four main rivers in their territory in Peru: the Chobayacu The drafts - featuring more than 1,000 points so far but set to reach many 1,000s - were revealed at the meetings in May and then reviewed one evening by numerous elders with Segundo calling out the names of the points (“Cuesbudaid Choed Arturo got down on his hands and knees to peer at the map of the River Galvez through a magnifying glass “It’s important the young people don’t forget the old places,” Felipe told the Guardian where the boundaries of the indigenous community are or where the reserves begin.” Although the then presidents of the Matsés’s elected council effectively agreed to both the national park and reserve concern and confusion among the Matsés are obvious The key questions: what exactly do the different laws and management plans permit us to do If control posts are built to protect the park and younger Matsés are employed there Matsés men and women stood up to condemn both the national park and reserve the elder from Puerto Alegre who travelled with Segundo to do the mapping He argued that the land now included in the park was where his uncle and others had cultivated swidden plots “I’m no slave of the Lima people,” he said - or rather shouted That’s not swidden that belongs to someone from Lima.” Herndon calls the Matsés maps an “incredibly powerful tool” and a “staggering achievement and effort.” He compares them to those made by Great Plains tribes in the USA in the 1850s after “the government told them where their land was - and it was wrong.” but it’s another if it’s objective data and you can overlay it with petroleum extraction points,” Herndon says “These maps show the full extent of where their territories are an American biologist and linguist born in Lima with dual US-Peru citizenship Fleck has written a grammar of the Matsés language and over 30 scientific articles about them and until recently was living permanently in Matsés territory with his Matsés wife and their two sons “These maps are giving them an important tool to fight their battles,” he says In Buenas Lomas Nueva village traditional healers Felipe and Acaté field coordinator David Fleck Photograph: Acate Amazon ConservationThe Matsés’s newly-acquired GIS skills have proved fundamental to another project with Acaté: sustainable commerce This is part of a concerted attempt to identify economic alternatives to logging - one of the major sources of Matsés income in recent decades - or other destructive activities such as hunting Initially focused on harvesting the anti-inflammatory anti-septic and anti-fungal resin from copaiba trees (genus Copaifera) Acaté is now helping the Matsés to prepare management plans to harvest and sell a whole range of renewable non-timber forest products The potential products and commercial uses are numerous: fruits like aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) huito (Genipa americana) and ungurahui (Oenocarpus bataua) seeds such as achiote (Bixa orellana) and huicungo (Astrocaryum murumuru) resins like sangre de grado (Croton lechleri) as well as copaiba vines like uña de gato (Uncaria tomentosa) Preparing the management plans involves heading out into the forest identifying and then GPS-locating each tree or plant to be harvested The Matsés have now done that across 14 villages with Felipe and Segundo leading on this too and so far helping to identify more than 10,000 trees and plants The aim is for each village to have its own plan with each one later approved by the regional government The first to be prepared was in Puerto Alegre “It must be someone who knows the area very well,” Segundo says One of the most exciting potential products is huicungo whose seeds can be made into a cosmetic known internationally as “murumuru butter.” During the meetings in May Park explained to several Matsés how to calculate the yields in a spread-sheet had previously taken Segundo through the production process and Segundo had held workshops in two villages Park thinks the Matsés could develop “their own sustainable murumuru industry” estimating this might require harvesting up to 13,000 trees “This is only a proof of concept,” he says “Then try it out and find a soap-maker in Lima The ultimate objective would be to export to a socially responsible company that is interested in supporting this kind of work.” this is estimated to have brought in 25,000 soles (US$7,600) to the Matsés Commercialising them was suggested by one woman during the Matsés’s meetings with Acaté in 2016 Segundo has been travelling up and down Matsés territory to collect the bracelets and sees them as a sustainable source of income that can benefit every village emphasising it is important to start at “micro-scale” and claiming that in addition to providing a replicable fair trade model they are an unprecedented opportunity for Matsés women too “Each bracelet can be traced to each community,” he says “And it’s also great because a lot of the work is done by the women “We too have valuable economic skill sets.”” Enthusiasm among the Matsés for their projects with Acaté is obvious - whether the “healing forests” bracelets or other sustainable commerce options Back in the “healing forest” near Buenas Lomas who had worked as his father’s assistant during the planting Acaté’s director Bill Park with Matsés artist Guillermo Nëcca Pëmen Mënquë who has illustrated a 146-page children’s book to improve literacy when the planting and apprenticeships started I didn’t know anything at all about what the plants can be used for,” Eduardo said Because the elders are growing older and anyone could have an accident and die because there isn’t anyone else who would know how to respond.” own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment Swinburne University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU View all partners Kambô is an oozy substance harvested from the defensive skin secretions of the Amazonian giant monkey tree frog. In the traditional medicine of some indigenous peoples of the Amazon Kambô is applied to superficial burns on the skin of participants to produce an intense purging effect In the past decade, Kambô use has also been on the rise in neo-shamanic or complementary medicine in Western countries Many users say they experience positive after-effects but bad outcomes ranging from prolonged vomiting to seizures and even death have also been reported Despite government bans and several fatalities Kambô use in Western countries still seems to be going strong Kambô comes from the giant monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) which lives in the Upper Amazon rainforest The frogs are captured and their limbs are tied with thread to four vertical twigs to enable harvesting of their secretions by gentle scraping The clear mucus-like secretion is typically spread onto bamboo sticks and air-dried for storage and transport The Kambô is then prepared by reconstituting with water before application Kambô contains a range of biologically active molecules that most likely provide the frogs with defences against predators superficial burns are first made on the recipient’s skin then Kambô is applied to the burns using a short length of rainforest vine the thick red sap of the “dragon’s blood” tree (Croton lechleri) is applied to the burns as an antiseptic among the indigenous Amazonian tribes that use Kambô It plays more of a role in their traditional medicine and hunting practices than in informing their cosmology the practice is often carried out in a ceremony involving songs three to five small burns are made with a smouldering stick on the upper arm or lower leg of the recipient Kambô is often applied to a larger number of burns The burns may be located elsewhere on the body Following introduction via the small burns the active ingredients of the Kambô pass rapidly into the body They move through the lymphatic system – essentially the body’s drainage system running parallel to the blood circulatory system – and thence into the bloodstream As a result, participants experience a short, intense purgative experience. The physiological effects are complex the first symptoms reported are an initial rush of heat and redness of the face Nausea and vomiting are often experienced within several minutes Further effects include the feeling of a lump in the throat or difficulty swallowing and occasionally a swollen tongue or throat These physiological effects are generally expected by those performing and undergoing the Kambô ritual Aside from the range of physiological effects discussed above Kambô is not regarded as exerting any direct psychedelic or hallucinogenic effects Nor is it known to be used by anyone for this purpose The duration of the physical effects is usually 15–30 minutes individual responses vary considerably and Kambô has caused harm in only a very limited number of documented cases, although the documented harms have included death A handful of case reports describe incidents of hepatitis rupture of the oesophagus and cardiac arrest Those extreme consequences are particularly few relative to the presumably large number of administrations globally in both the traditional indigenous and the recent Western contexts Accurate figures about usage are impossible to obtain, but one academic source notes over 6,000 members of various closed Facebook groups devoted to Kambô and the International Association of Kambô Practitioners’ Facebook page has over 2,500 followers Despite the documented harms, the great majority of users of Kambô anecdotally report positive physical the use of Kambô for healing or wellness has risen rapidly in recent years The rise has coincided with the emergence of a subculture that questions the merits of the Western medical model and embraces alternative modes of health and medicine However, there is limited evidence of the directly measurable health benefits of Kambô in the peer-reviewed academic literature The putative benefits claimed by the Kambô community largely remain to be substantiated by clinical research The actual or potential health benefits conferred by Kambô treatment can be difficult to distinguish from the anticipated or perceived benefits related to psychological effects These psychological effects in turn may relate to the belief or faith systems that may be involved One important aspect of the Kambô experience is purging particularly by way of vomiting but also defecation Many advocates see purging as representing a means of personal transformation through cleansing or detoxification Purging may also be thought to expel various harmful negative or generally undesirable aspects of both an emotional and a spiritual nature Participants may also feel a benefit from the overall “ordeal” or “challenge”. In this regard, significant parallels may be drawn between the purging elicited by Kambô and that associated with the psychoactive brew ayahuasca we may need to move into the domain of philosophical speculation the concepts of personal transformation and spiritual growth are very real to many adherents and their role in Kambô’s perceived benefits should not be discounted The Springfield College Art Therapy/Counseling master’s degree program has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) The Springfield College Art Therapy/Counseling master’s degree program has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Awarded after a peer review by the Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE) and the CAAHEP Board of Directors this accreditation determined that the Springfield College Art Therapy/Counseling program was in substantial compliance with the nationally established accreditation standards “This truly is such a great day for Springfield College and I want to say thank you to everyone who helped in this process It truly was a team effort,” said Springfield College Art Therapy/Counseling and Art Education Director Simone Alter-Muri “We had such an amazing advisory committee helping us through this process We can’t thank everyone enough for their dedication and support.” Students enrolled in the art therapy/counseling program will have the option to either pursue a Master of Science or a Master of Education “This is great news for the art therapy/counseling program and we want to thank all of the faculty and students involved in this process for their hard-work in making this accreditation a reality,” said Springfield College Visual and Performing Arts Chair Martin Shell Graduates from the arts therapy/counseling program are master's-level clinicians who can jump right into the workforce or pursue additional licensure opportunities which will allow them to earn a license in the mental health field after graduation and to obtain board certification as an art therapist who through art therapy are making the world a better place thank you and this couldn’t have occurred without you,” added Alter-Muri Springfield College is an independent nonprofit, coeducational institution founded in 1885 including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students and at its regional campuses across the country. Springfield College inspires students through the guiding principles of its Humanics philosophy – educating in spirit and body for leadership in service to others Learn more about Art Therapy/Counseling at Springfield College MA 01109-3739 (413) 748-3000      Copyright © 2025 Springfield College 413-748-3000 Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks "Our company is located in the countryside of Acate on the southern Sicilian coast and covers an area of about 1 hectare We specialize in protected cultivation with tomato as our main crop," said owner Giovanni Rosano "The flagship crop is the datterino tomato but the the oxheart tomato is also widely cultivated reaches different outlets thanks to the networks of local companies we supply." 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Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE SINCE 1980 More... that develops within deconsecrated sacred spaces and historical sites on the Island the former Capuchin Convent and the studio of artist Giuseppe Stornello (also curator of the present edition) began on 1st September the residency of a group of seven artists who will have to conceive an exhibition and itinerant path in the town capable of accounting for the historical-cultural peculiarities of the place even while respecting the issues of the contemporary scene the result of the artistic cohabitation will be on view in the aforementioned sites together with the special presence of Michelangelo Pistoletto’s installation Terzo Paradiso (Third Heaven) In the Festival there is a section exclusively dedicated to performance that the team of organizers of Situ Festival who are also the founders of the Milanese Cultural Association Zona Blu found themselves reasoning with the performative collective Tempio Day Light (whose dancers had been invited to the residency in 2021 held in Militello) about the need for a specific focus on performance The reasoning centered particularly on resolving the urgency of sustaining the presence of performance within the Italian contemporary art circuits although it presents itself as a great platform for emerging contemporary art is still lacking in real support for this so undervalued artistic language it very often happens that emerging performers are judged as artists who did not know how to do anything else and therefore catapulted to that artistic work as a fallback for expressing their concepts through a medium to a fruitful collaboration between the two collectives of the first edition of the PERFORMA24 festival: a new format that proposed a range of performative acts spread throughout the city of Milan all the events were presented within independent and emerging spaces often located in the most peripheral places of the city The combination of an emerging performance art was therefore meant to bring citizens and festival-goers to know new places suitable for the promotion of emerging contemporary art along with a real support towards such a discussed and ignored artistic operation a continuous and branching performance took place in Milan over twenty-four hours involving 25 artists inside and outside five different spaces a throng of people followed the first performance Lenzuolisospesi (Hangingsheets) by Silvia Capiluppi that led the procession which became more and more crowded along the way to the second stop of the event: Tufano Studio Here four other acts took place in succession influencing and interpenetrating each other among which it is worth mentioning Andrea Como and Andrea Colucci’s diffuse installation: Ubiquità (Ubiquity) A work that accompanied the Festival for both days that through the installation of two cameras inside the spaces of the third stage the creation of a real-time connection with the preparations and rehearsals of the performances that would be seen a few hours later the audience was welcomed and immersed by three more performative moments inside the Milanese club including a debut by the Bisogno Collettivo collective with the piece Solfatara (Suplhatara) the Festival resumed its rapid pace at 9 in the morning at Mare Culturale Urbano where the voice of performer Denise Valenti accompanied the entire course of the morning with her discourse on being happy though… while her companions and colleagues gravitated around her carrying out various activities or interrupting with jokes or pats on the back the soliloquy of the narrator’s voice With the backdrop of this poignant chanting three other performances took place within the halls of the cultural center we find the installation Ubiquità anticipating what was to take place on the next stop: Wild Art where a lively performance by Gianluca Tramonti would later take place along with the presentation of a video and workshop ended at Zona Blu where the last two performances were presented Forget) by Mattia Peruzzo and Rebecca Erroi On the sidelines of the April Festival and the presence we can now see how the urgency of these artists and the related promoters to find more fertile ground from the institutions regarding their practice and what they can offer of value If a group of young cultural promoters and operators has been able to organize events of this magnitude it does not mean that help and support has come from above but that the push from below has been really strong as it stems from the great need to emerge and not just stay afloat although the PERFORMA24 Festival concluded with immense success and prompted its promoters to dive into the organization of the third edition of Situ Festival as well it is inevitable to note that it is extremely important to replace the institutions in the activity of promotion and dissemination of cultural events when these ones are lacking as far as we can say that emerging performance is not second-class art and it needs its own space and the proper attention She graduated from the three-year course of Economics and Management of Cultural Heritage and Activities at the Cà Foscari University in Venice and the two-year course of Visual Cultures and Curatorial Practices at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan She is currently a contributor for Exibart and Juliet Magazine of which she is also a web editorial assistant She is also co-founder and treasurer of the cultural association Genealogie del Futuro Her curatorial research focuses on redefining the relationship between contemporary art and society Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" ASSOCIAZIONE JULIET – via Battisti 19/a – 34015 Muggia (TS) Juliet art magazine è pubblicata a cura dell’Associazione Juliet - direttore responsabile Alessio Curto autorizzazione del Tribunale di Trieste registro informatico C.F./P.IVA 00699740320 | c/c postale 12103347 | SWIFT UNCRIT M10MC | IBAN IT75C0200802242000005111867 | UNICREDIT Banca Trieste Syngenta 's variety selection activities are underway at the Research Centre in Acate (Ragusa) as part of the breeding programme to promote the Italian fruit and vegetable industry we are testing varieties with specific agronomic and organoleptic properties - capable of maintaining high production standards and be acknowledged and appreciated both in the domestic and foreign markets In the land where cherry tomatoes are widely grown, Syngenta developed Cherye a winter variety for the mainstream market Cherye has met a positive response and is widely appreciated by cherry growers who are thus guaranteed abundant and high quality yields The output is further maximised by easy growing features and low management costs the cluster is uniform and well-shaped with bright red fruits weighing between 18 and 25 grams The rachis deep green colour does not change throughout the supply chain process and the plant features short Cherye is the perfect answer to the needs of growers distributors and consumers because of its excellent shelf-life which preserves both visual and organoleptic properties all through the process thus delivering a high-quality product that tastes great With Cherye, Syngenta has successfully fulfilled both quantitative and qualitative requirements with one single product thus meeting the demands of a constantly evolving market "Cherye is just the latest in a number of successful new varieties and the breeding programme for the domestic market is constantly developing" says Bruno Busin Product Development Specialist at Syngenta.  "Trials to select the best varieties for our climate and territory as well as studies to match the right rootstock to the different growing conditions are in fact being carried out at the Acate Station Given the possibility to test the produce directly in Italy right from the early stages of the selection process we can speed up the time for introduction and soon new varieties will be launched with significant upgrades to the market standards." The demo greenhouse in Acate will be open from 21 February to 30 April for a first-hand look at Cherye and the latest novelties to be launched and introduced over the next few months For further information and appointments: Giovanni Di Giacomo+39 335 1284742[email protected] Ciro Santoro:+39 348 2289724[email protected]  Vincenzo Salamone+39 337 1385208[email protected]  Syngenta's variety selection activities are underway at the Research Centre in Acate (Ragusa) as part of the breeding program to promote the Italian fruit and vegetable industry Syngenta is testing varieties with specific agronomic and organoleptic properties - capable of maintaining high production standards and be acknowledged and appreciated both in the domestic and foreign markets In the land where cherry tomatoes are widely grown Cherye has met a positive response and is widely appreciated by cherry growers The output is further maximized by easy growing features and low management costs Cherye is an answer to the needs of growers and consumers because of its excellent shelf-life which preserves both visual and organoleptic properties all through the process  "Cherye is just the latest in a number of successful new varieties and the breeding program for the domestic market is constantly developing," says Bruno Busin Product Development Specialist at Syngenta "Trials to select the best varieties for our climate and territory as well as studies to match the right rootstock to the different growing conditions are in fact being carried out at the Acate Station and soon new varieties will be launched with significant upgrades to the market standards" For more information:Syngenta: [email protected]  www.syngenta.it  words: 2020 has been a year like no other at VinePair the VinePair team has tasted thousands of wines over the last 12 months To help our readers discover wonderful new wines to help ring in the all-too-welcome new year we’re sharing the 50 best wines we’ve tasted in 2020 From screw-capped bottles for easy opening at socially distanced picnics to high-end wines that can be delivered to our doors these selections have met the unexpected needs of our newfound Covid-19 lifestyles As travel has been restricted during the majority of this year we’ve taken the opportunity to explore the world through wine three of our top 10 wines this year are from Sicily a region that impressed us more than any other this year South Africa also impressed us with its offerings in 2020 with three wines from the nation making it onto our list This comes after South African wine country was been hit particularly hard by the ongoing pandemic and strict lockdown measures meant bans on the sale and distribution of alcohol but it is going to take some wineries a long time to recover We also continued to explore the diversity of America’s less heralded wine regions and were consistently impressed by Finger Lakes All wines on this list have been tasted and reviewed by VinePair’s tasting panel We compiled an exhaustive list of our favorite wines this year then whittled it down to 50 based on quality Though our wine reviews helped guide our initial list of contenders the selections here encompass multiple rounds of socially distanced sampling concluding with a final tasting and ranking at the VinePair HQ Winemaker Kim Crawford left the eponymous Kim Crawford Wines behind to start this new venture, Loveblock, which specializes in organic and sustainably made wines. This Sauvignon Blanc is widely available and enjoyable This wine demonstrates the qualities that have made Marlborough famous for its Sauvignon Blanc A crowd-pleasing Austrian Blaufränkisch this wine has good acidity and medium depth this wine will please the palate without breaking the bank This sweet and spicy Brachetto is an incredible bang for your buck It has a grip on the palate and smells like sweet desserts mixed with herbs and can be paired with any carpaccio — veggie Proof that Cabernet Franc can thrive in New York this wine from the Finger Lakes region has inviting cherry and soil aromas This is another red that’s best served chilled (and paired with a burger) Whether you age this for a few years or drink it now This Spanish offering is very balanced for having such high alcohol — 15.5 percent ABV It has intense black and blueberry flavors with a slight waft of this variety’s inherent orange peel aroma This is a prime candidate for your new go-to, under-$20 Pinot Grigio this bottle is easy to drink and can fit almost any occasion — and would be an ideal case-buy The Willamette Valley is so much more than a Pinot Noir region, and this Grüner Veltliner is proof of that. It has a subtle depth and lovely acidity, with aromas of citrus and pear. It has a creamy mouthfeel and just the right grip on the palate. If you love Riesling this is a fantastic wine for whiskey lovers It has aromas of sweet pastries and fresh soil This is a bottle to decant and sip slowly on a Sunday afternoon this rosé is complex and drinks like a red wine Fruity aromas are offset by layers of dried herbs while the wine grips the palate and has a deep enough flavor to pair with a decadent cheese board It’s extremely refreshing and has some depth on the palate Perrier-Jouët Belle Époque deserves a place on your “splurge” list (or wish list). Lychee, creamy lemon curd, and crusty sourdough flavors pop on the palate, while this is a very well-made, very drinkable Champagne This is a prestige cuvée that’s not as well known as others — like Krug and Dom Pérignon — but is one that we think should be on your radar From Clarksburg, Calif. comes this slightly tart Chenin Blanc reminiscent of sliced apple tart desserts It grips the palate with river-rock minerality while green apple and lime aromas keep it zesty and bright Virginia wines have been a favorite among the VinePair team this year, and this bottle is no exception. This versatile Cabernet Franc is delicious both chilled and at room temperature earthy fruit core and brambly blackberry aromas along with hints of cooked meat and cracked black pepper Bright aromas of honey, pears, white flowers, and black pepper hit the nose, followed by a frothy mouthfeel and vibrant palate. This Sonoma Coast Gewürztraminer is one for dry Riesling lovers — balanced and a perfect accompaniment to spicy dishes like hot wings or vindaloo Godello is an overlooked Spanish white variety that deserves a spot on your radar With aromas of sliced pear and a bouquet of white flowers It is alive with vibrant acidity and the texture of tiny fizziness so we recommend pairing this bottle with food chill it in the fridge and its tart and juicy flavors will sing with beef carpaccio sip it at cellar or room temperature and pair it with steamy venison It smells like cherries and freshly turned soil It has a slight chewy feel that can hold up to protein this Russian River Valley Chardonnay has great levels of acidity; while rich fruit comes through on the palate along with some oak and buttery notes to balance things out and just the right amount of oak float on the nose of this smoothie and easy-drinking It practically begs for a California pairing like goat cheese and arugula salad with walnuts this wine is “the future of American Chardonnay.” White flowers and strawberries leap from the glass as you swirl and sniff (do it!) The palate is structured and slightly drying this wine was by far the most outstanding rosé we tasted this year Pop this Napa sparkler when you’re craving Champagne but don’t have that Champagne cash It starts with a welcoming nose of brioche with vibrant bubbles and a heightened perception of acidity cleanses the palate so don’t wait too long for the right moment this wine is a great gift for an outdoor party or your next barbecue and has notes of oak and ripe blackberries Made with Chardonnay grown in the Dolomites this is elegant bubbly that will make you put down the Champagne for a while It’s also extremely affordable compared to its French counterpart too — meaning it can be part of any celebration A wonderful representation of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir with a good level of acidity and a fruity core It finishes with a subtle scent of orange peel and whiff of cinnamon For those who think they don’t like Merlot: Don’t miss this This is a great California red composed predominantly of Merlot plush textures of Merlot wash over the palate while a warming perception of wood smoke and cedar swim through the wine We recommend pairing this wine with a lean steak or roasted chicken You may have to purchase this bottle online but it’s 2020 — what are we not getting delivered An excellent example of Northern Rhône Syrah It’s beautifully delicate on the palate This is the kind of wine that doesn’t come along often. It’s a unique, balanced blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère soulful red wine will welcome you with the subtle smell of white pepper and herbs washed over by the sweet savoriness of aged balsamic and the tartness of currant jam with just the right level of acidity and focused fruit Aromas of vanilla and oak are present but not overpowering Note that you may have to buy this wine online as it’s not yet widely available in stores This wine is sure to please Chardonnay lovers A great representation of how full-bodied California Chardonnay should feel and taste this wine is big and grips the palate with a significant amount of acid and oak and citrus notes that will awaken your senses it’ll make you want to pair it with a light and spicy snack Its frothy acidity is just alive enough to balance the fruity depth this Swartland Chenin Blanc is incredibly balanced and is another variety that Chardonnay fans will be sure to love and would be a great foil for anything fried From the Rhône Valley, this Grenache and Syrah blend starts savory Aromas of cooking herbs like rosemary and oregano making it an ideal pairing for a holiday meal This coastal white will please Sauvignon Blanc fans with its fruity character and pronounced salinity but also offers the richness of a great Chardonnay Its depth of flavor plays off the aromas of pear From Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, this is a great everyday summer white with an even better story behind it whose family fled their homeland in 1975 during a civil war He came back to Lebanon in 1992 to reclaim his family’s estate It smells like a meadow and is creamy and floral on the palate and pairs well with any Mediterranean food Hailing from Franschhoek, South Africa, this Semillon is like nothing we’ve tasted from the region. (Semillon doesn’t even feature in the top 10 planted varieties in the nation this grape is typically used as a blending variety.) This wine proves it can be delicious on its own It’s time for more people to recognize the awesome things South African Semillon is capable of Put aside your preconceived notions of Lambrusco and taste this Italian sparkler this wine is edging on sweet without being saccharine and is sure to make any occasion a special occasion Pair this wine with pizza or fried chicken to really take it to the next level A Paso Robles interpretation of the Northern Rhône blend of Syrah Dirt Worshipper has the slightly meaty character of the Old World style this wine establishes itself as distinctly “California.” It is balanced and expressive this bottle is ideal for any lamb dish — though you might not want to share either This wine represents everything there is to love about Nebbiolo. It grips the palate with bright acidity so high, the cherry aromas carry from the nose to the palate. Though we typically associate Nebbiolo with regions like Barolo this selection was grown in the high altitudes of an Alpine valley in Lombardy in steep rocky soils — which means it worked hard to be wonderful A fun, fantastic pick from Oregon’s Willamette Valley, this Gamay Noir hits the nose with tart fruit and sour cherry aromas and lands on the palate with intense acidity and a bit of sweetness and would do best slightly chilled and paired with a loaded rare cheeseburger Pinot Noir fans will covet this Sicilian red made in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna with its inviting aromas of strawberry jam and soil This wine has bright acidity and a slight tannic grip It’s not often we come across wine of this quality at this price range It doesn’t get more “Texas” than this wine It hits the nose with spicy-sweet aromas of pineapple salsa and pickled chili peppers We can’t think of a better pairing for carnitas tacos from the spit This no-dosage Champagne is extremely balanced. It’s also a vintage Champagne meaning it was produced with grapes from a single harvest — adding to this bottle’s uniqueness We believe that this bottle represents a trend in the direction that Champagne is moving — both the wine and the label are fun yet this wine shows that the brand knows where its customers are this is a great bottle to pop for your next special occasion Fans of Pinot Noir and Beaujolais looking to step outside their comfort zones will want to make this their new go-to Regardless of its name or similarities to other grapes this wine proves its own worth with notes of bright berry fruit and cinnamon; vibrant acidity; and balance We recommend chilling this bottle down a bit and pairing with a charcuterie board This is new-wave Portuguese wine that perfectly represents the terroir in which it was made This bottle demonstrates the amazing value of wines from this region It has bright acidity and minerality on the nose buy a bottle (or even a case) — this is a great wine at a great price Planeta is a family owned winery in Sicily focusing on sustainable winemaking practices The family has been making some of the best wines in Italy ever since Patricia Toth became the winemaker in 2008 and this little-known Sicilian grape just may become a newfound favorite this wine continues to surprise the palate introducing new flavors and aromas with each sip From the slopes of Mount Etna, an active volcano in Sicily, this wine was produced by Giovanni Rosso, a family-owned winery from Piedmont specializing in red wines made from Nebbiolo. However, we were impressed by the family’s white selection they are making on Mt. Etna in Sicily, offering a white Burgundy-quality wine, sans the white Burgundy price it will surely be a newfound favorite of Chardonnay lovers looking to try something different Produced at a very small family vineyard in Amherst owned by a husband and wife who make the wine with their son this Pinot was aged for 10 months in French oak The palate is beautifully grippy and intense and the finish is unbelievably bright and refreshing This wine is the best American Pinot Noir we’ve tasted this year Although this wine is DTC (direct-to-consumer) only we strongly recommend you try to find it (and thank us later) Located in Macedonia in northwestern Greece This wine practically defines balance: The acidity is nearly perfect letting the tart fruit flavors sing without overwhelming the palate; the texture is rich yet refreshing and not overly tannic; and it hugs the palate with notes of fruit and pepper this wine can be enjoyed now or aged in your cellar for a few more years LBV Magazine English Edition a death occurred in the British field hospital in Acate in the Sicilian province of Ragusa (Italy) which did not particularly attract the attention of the staff a Luftwaffe obergefreiter (lance corporal) who was badly injured in defence of the island during the Allied invasion and whom the doctors could not save because he bled to death from a wound in his thigh He was buried in the war cemetery at Ponte Olico and it was only in 1950 that the Red Cross discovered that he was Luz Long that famous athlete who had befriended the great Jesse Owens since his name was actually Carl Ludwig Long He was born in Leipzig in 1913 into a family of five children whose father was the pharmacist Carl Hermann Long and mother Johanna Hesse He also had a distinguished great-great-grandfather Carl entered the city’s university to study law and was still pursuing his career when he began practicing athletics excelling in the long jump and triple jump (incidentally his sister Elfriede and brother Sebastian Heinrich were also successful athletes) his marks were so brilliant that he was selected to represent his country at the European Athletics Championships in Turin in 1934 the number of events and competitors was much lower than today with Germany being the big winner with 11 medals two silver and two bronze; one of the latter was won by Long in the long jump with a 7.25m jump as he showed the following year by winning silver at the World University Games his consecration came just two years later when he had already finished his studies and was combining the profession of lawyer in Hamburg with competition through the Leipziger Sport Club which were going to take place in Berlin between August 1 and 16 and constituted the great showcase of the Nazi regime to show the world its splendor with the propagandistic work of Goebbels and the staging of Speer It was not in vain that almost four thousand sportsmen and women from 49 countries took part Long was an unexpected part of that propaganda his blue eyes and his unmistakably Aryan appearance which made him one of the Germanic figures after a lavish opening that had the later unlucky Hindenburg airship flying over the stadium the first qualifying events were held and Long broke the European record for jumping (which he would retain until 1956) Then came the episode that would mark his life and also provide one of the great moments in the history of sport The election of Berlin as the venue for the Games had been carried out without major problems in 1931 but Hitler’s rise to power two years later changed the panorama and several countries considered not sending their teams first by refusal but then by the outbreak of the Civil War (neither was the USSR which did not begin to participate until Helsinki 1952) The US Olympic Committee was one of those who almost boycotted the Games as a sign of rejection to Nazi anti-Semitism the great star of athletics at that time was American alternated his studies at Ohio State University with athletics in which he excelled; so much so that year after year he accumulated titles from the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association the association that organized the university championships) On 25 May 1935 he even broke three world records and equalled a fourth in just 45 minutes One of the records he set – and which would last a quarter of a century – was the long jump the world and European record holders were going to meet but with an added morbidity because if Long was a racial archetype for the Nazis Owens was a subhuman for them: Americans should be ashamed of themselves Owens started his participation on the first day of the Berlin Games winning the 100m race he also made two nulls in the long jump classification had just broken the European record at the same stage But the latter did not react as expected and took the Olympic spirit to one of its heights by approaching his rival and advising him he should start the last and definitive jump a little earlier knowing that the American used to obtain records much greater than the required 7.15 metres; he even put a handkerchief 20 centimetres from the line as an indicator managed to surpass them with a comfortable 10 centimeter margin The next day the final was held – immortalised by Leni Riefenstahl’s camera in her Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) the first part of her famous Olympia film – and although Long managed to jump 7.87 breaking the Olympic record and climbing to the top of the podium; the bronze went to Japan’s Naoto Tajima (who would later win in the triple jump But all this was somewhat overshadowed by what came next and it was said that Hitler left the stadium to avoid having to shake his hand Perhaps the architect of the regime was only looking to unload responsibility on its leader (Speer received a very mild sentence after the war) since the truth is that the Führer only greeted the two German medalists from the first day and since the Olympic Committee asked him to do so to all or none he chose the second; Owens himself declared that they exchanged greetings and other witnesses ratified it he received written congratulations from the German government which contrasted with the derogatory treatment he received in his own country where Roosevelt totally ignored him as he was in the middle of an election campaign and trying to attract the vote of the southern states All this was apart from the exquisite behaviour of Long who was the first to run to effusively congratulate his companion and to accompany him embraced to the changing room even though his sporting career was more than remarkable: it is true that he was tenth in the triple jump but in 1937 he won the gold medal at the World University Games and the following year Between 1933 and 1937 he had broken five continental records That was the end of his time in athletics because in 1939 he earned his doctorate in law with a thesis entitled Die Leitung des Sports durch den Staat eine entwicklungstechnische Darstellung (The Regulation of Sports by the State) Representation of technical development) and entered the Hamburg Labour Court It was then that he joined the SA and the Nazi Party something that can only be understood by the need for it to be able to practice as it does not seem to fit with what was demonstrated in 1936; especially considering that the friendship he made with Jesse Owens on the stadium and in the Olympic village was maintained over time and they used to write to each other regularly the outbreak of World War II changed his life He joined the military in 1941 as a sports instructor in Wismar (in what is now Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) but in 1943 he was assigned to the 1st Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Division with which he defended the San Pietro airfield from the American attack; we have already seen what his tragic end was although his son tells that he was never taken to a hospital but died in combat according to the testimony of a comrade called Robert Stadler the body not being found until seven years later his remains were transferred from Gela to the neighbouring town of Motta Sant’Anastasia where a cemetery was set up for the fallen Germans in the war Owens kept one of the promises he had made in his letter exchange and in the postwar period he contacted his son Kai-Heinrich who was still a child (born in 1941 and had a brother who died in 1944) but whom he visited later both posing in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium for a documentary and being his wedding godfather according to some sources the International Olympic Committee had awarded Long an award that rewards those who stand out for their sportsmanship during the Olympic Games His son claims in his biography of his father that he never got it He has also been honoured by naming several sports facilities in Germany after him The memory he left was expressed by no one better than Owen himself: All the medals and cups I won could be melted down and they would be worthless against the twenty-four carat friendship I made with Luz Long at that time This article was first published on our Spanish Edition on April 25, 2019. 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These grapes are used to make Donnafugata’s famous Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria floral white wine that pairs perfectly with seafood but many workers have been there since the Pantelleria winery was founded in 1989 there would be no passito," says Donnafugata president Antonio Rallo white-domed lava rock houses that channel rainwater into adjoining cisterns—built amid a maze of hand-laid rock terraces and zibbibo vines the highlight of the property is its limestone infinity pool which is flanked by bougainvillea and overlooks the Mediterranean Pantescan cuisine is generally centered around tomatoes and mint—all of which are grown in abundance on the island is one of the leading figures behind Sicily's viticultural renaissance in the 1990s Planeta built not one but six wineries across the island He is pictured here at the Buonivini estate in Noto Planeta's other estates in Vittorio and La Foresteria also offer guest accommodations Valle dell’Acate produces only seven wines each representative of the seven different terroirs found across the valley RagusaThe wine tasting room and cellar at Valle dell'Acate Tastings are by appointment only and followed by a home-cooked meal—usually family-style shared plates of typical Sicilian cuisine like caponata and arancine a restaurant helmed by Chef Giuseppe Costa (All produce is available for purchase on-site.) Beyond the palazzo walls are 1,000 acres of planted vines you'll find nine beautifully-appointed guest rooms decorated with antique furniture and ornate glass vases filled with fresh roses grown in the baglio(farm villa) the estate now boasts close to 1,000 acres of vineyards sprawled across southwest-facing slopes Thanks to the high altitudes and a cool microclimate grapes are able to ripen slowly—the optimal conditions for producing indigenous red wines like Frappato and Nero d'Avola There aren't a lot of women involved in winemaking in Sicily—or Italy at large—but Tasca d’Almerita boasts one of the few female winemakers in the region up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse We understand that time is the greatest luxury which is why Condé Nast Traveler mines its network of experts and influencers so that you never waste a meal or a hotel stay wherever you are in the world the Frappato has all the assets to make a very versatile wine As pleasant as an aperitif to pair with charcuterie the Frappato is a small fruit bomb with frank acidity and freshness It produces wines with a pretty ruby ​​color and whose alcohol content rarely exceeds 13% but with that typical fiery character of Sicily After succumbing to the sirens of international grape varieties such as Merlot Cabernet sauvignon and other big sellers on the world markets the winemakers of Sicily have quickly returned to what they grow best : their own grape varieties Thank God now the Frappato is here to spoil those  who like good gourmet wines with a nice drinkability some AOC sometimes go under the consumers radar It shouldn’t come as a surprise because every day we are bombarded by new products from emerging countries on the world wine scene Among those underrated AOC we can find the Sicilian wines of the Cerasuolo di Vittoria AOC They’re definitely worth some tasting Gaetana Jacono from Valle dell’Acate an area located on the South Coast of Sicily that appellation is vinified by winemakers as a little jewel Usually Cerasuolo is a blend of Nero d’Avola (50 to 70%) one of the well-known indigenous Sicilian grapes Cerasuolo di Vittoria the only appellation of origin controlled and guaranteed in Sicily the famous label DOCG as much sought by the aficionados of Italian wines Linguists may have noticed that the name takes its name from Cerasa which means cherry in the Sicilian dialect What is special about this appellation is that it is unlike any other thanks to the blend of these two grape varieties unique to Sicily The Nero d’Avola brings the tannic structure (but not too much depending on the dosage) while the Frappato offers tonic and youthful fruit Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email Indiquez votre courriel pour recevoir les articles avant tout le monde et cliquez sur abonnez-vous Saisissez votre adresse courriel pour vous abonner à ce site et recevoir une notification de chaque nouvel article par courriel Vous avez envie d’un vin sympa cette semaine En voici une trentaine pour tous les goûts juste des vins « plaisirs » à partager pour moins de 15 dollars Il terremoto si è registrato a una profondità di 10