{"id":28277,"date":"2017-12-05T01:02:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T00:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cascinabricchetto.it\/the-wild-woman-of-the-langhe-and-the-grappa-of-romano-levi\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T09:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T07:57:16","slug":"the-wild-woman-of-the-langhe-and-the-grappa-of-romano-levi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cascinabricchetto.it\/de\/the-wild-woman-of-the-langhe-and-the-grappa-of-romano-levi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wild Woman of the Langhe and the grappa of Romano Levi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I went to see the 73 rd edition of the lighting of the furnace beneath the direct-fire still at the Levi distillery in<\/em> Neive, which elicited a whole host of emotions within me and enlivened all 5 of my senses!<\/em>
This event had a bit of everything: a magical place, the ritualistic fire, the band, the poetry and design work<\/em>
of Romano Levi, the grappa labels that he designed himself and often dedicated, the wonderful things to<\/em>
taste \u2026I hope that all of the many special people who read our blog enjoy learning about this extraordinary<\/em> place and its history.<\/em>
Happy reading and a (virtual) toast with the grappa from the Levi distillery!<\/em>
Giovanna<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Wild Woman of the Langhe and the grappa of Romano Levi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Italian Comune of Neive is located at the centre of the Strada Romantica of Langa, and is the most
complex with 100 kilometres\u2019 worth of pathways to explore a mesmerising and alluring landscape. This area is home to ancient traditions, such as that of the legendary \u2018Wild Woman\u2019. This symbolic image, in which the conflict between man and nature was reconciled within a female figure, once languished in the
background with mythology but was then made famous beyond the confines of the Langhe by labels
designed by the \u201cAngel of Grappa\u201d, Romano Levi of Neive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wild Woman<\/h4>\n\n\n
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An ancient tale about the Salige describes the Wild Women of the Langhe as \u201crecurring figures in the sagas of the Alps, which represent the deepest feminine, bodily and instinctual roots: the archetype of nature wild and free, untouched by civilisation and its discontents\u201d.
The Wild Woman is characterised in Langhe peasant society as the bearer of a culture deeply rooted in the annals of time, in close contact with nature and its secrets, with trades linked to seasonality, with the
wisdom of elders interspersed with popular and superstitious religiosity.
Within the collective consciousness of the Langhe, the figure of the Wild Woman has always been bold and forthright: a woman who does not easily adhere to dominant social conventions, one who pays no attention to appearances and one who resists the conformity that pervades the countryside; an independent woman who is proud, autonomous and able to fend for herself and, often, others as well; a female archetype that embodies difficulty and joyfulness, material hardship and the spiritual riches of a rural life unchanged over time.
Romano Levi, well known in Neive as an artisan grappa maker, poet and label designer, brought the myth of the Wild Woman back to life and made it famous. For him, the Wild Women are visions, memories of the past. When he walked to school through the streets, he would encounter \u201cbeautiful dishevelled women, who were a little bit crazy, a little bit like witches and a little bit like fairies\u201d.
Romano Levi recalls the \u2018Wild Women\u2019:
\u201cAs a kid, I would walk through vineyards on my way to school. Often, among the rows of vines, there were so-called \u2018ciab\u00f2t\u2019, tiny shelters where winemakers and peasants took refuge \u2026 I used to pass by in the morning and sometimes I saw these women coming out of the shelters, beautiful and dishevelled, a little bit crazy and lonely, often living on the fringes of peasant society. They were mysterious, had no constraints, they disappeared and then came back. They were a little bit like witches and a little bit like fairies.
They were free, as all women should be to be able to enjoy the very best that life has to offer\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grappa of Lidia and Romano Levi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI make grappa: the blood of fire, pangs of life and poetry are yours.\u201d
Romano Levi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For more than sixty years, brothers Lidia and Romano Levi produced a truly unique grappa known as \u2018The Grappa of the Wild Woman\u2019, continuing the traditions of their ancestors. It is not just the distilling of the marc that made it unique, but Lidia\u2019s skill in bringing together immersed herbs within the bottles, or Romano\u2019s poetic, hand-designed labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Wild Women climbs over the hills\u201d – \u201cThe Wild Women surmounts all the confines.\u201d
Romano Levi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The grappa is magnificent and he treats the labels that he painstakingly crafts by hand with the utmost
dedication and respect. The names are a timeless reminder of his great love for Women who are
respectable, unseemly, wild, influential and suppressed, Women who climb hills, who allow themselves to be touched or not, who have silvery golden hair\u201d. Luigi Veronelli (oenologist, chef, gastronome and writer)
http:\/\/www.lacucinaitaliana.it\/storie\/luoghi\/luigi-veronelli-cucina-vino-olio-storia\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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The home\/distillery of the Levis is now a vibrant Museum where Grappa continues to be made. It is a truly special place that occupies its own unique space in time, where the Genius Loci of Romano Levi continues to be at the heart of the art, methods, working times, simple and essential objects, scents and serenity
involved in the making of the Grappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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