Antonio Rizzo shows us the phases of lenzatura, pinching and pruning of the alberello vine. We then move on to the story of the harvest and some examples and tales of the economy and rural traditions of the past.

Interiew by: Mariangela Bianco e Marco Bottigliero
Video by: Vincenzo Pascolo, Napoli Film Industry
Video Editing by: Paolo Barone, Napoli Film Industry
Document by: Mariangela Bianco
Subtitle ita by: Marco Bottigliero
Subtitle eng by: Francesca Magnani
Translation by: Francesca Magnani
Realized: 26/10/2022

Production of ethnographic video interviews for the populating of the Virtual Museum of the cultivation of “vite ad alberello” of Pantelleria, a UNESCO heritage site

Antonio Rizzo

Year: 27/05/1946
City: Pantelleria (TP)
Profession: Wine grower and farmer
Language: Italian and local dialect

Video table of contents

- 00:04:44 “Lenzatura”, “pizzicatura” and pruning
- 00:02:47 The farmer's economy
- 00:02:47 The grape harvest of yesteryear

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Sicilia
City: Isola di Pantelleria, c.da Madonna delle Grazie (Trapani)
Altitude: 836 m slm