Museo Agricolo e del Vino Ricci Curbastro

To discover Franciacorta from its origins. Thousands of agricultural tools from the past preserved in a still-active winery after 18 generations

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Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Horizontal press made by Rocco Zanelli of Palazzolo s/Oglio, patented in 1893 (1893) by Arnaldo ZanelliMuseimpresa

Horizontal wine press Rocco Zanelli Patent 1893

Built in Palazzolo s/O (Brescia) in 1893, the horizontal press was absolutely innovative for its time; pressing from both sides combined with rotation ensured a quick drainage of the must.

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Table 2 taken from the book "Practical instructions for making wine" by Count Vincenzo Dandolo 1812 (1812) by Vincenzo DandoloMuseimpresa

Vincenzo Dandolo

Panel 2 from the book "Istruzioni pratiche sul modo di ben fare e conservare il vino" del Conte Vincenzo Dandolo, 1812, Milano, Stamperia Reale

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Photograph with a pair of Romagnola oxen (1900) by Raffaele Ricci Curbastro (1858 - 1942)Museimpresa

Farmer with oxen

Photograph taken by Attorney Raffaele Ricci Curbastro around 1895. The farmer, with his son, leads two Romagnola breed oxen, 'taking them by the nose.'

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Glass wine measures (1850) by UnknownMuseimpresa

Wine measurements

Glass measures for serving wine: 1 liter, 0.75 liters, 0.50 liters, and 'quartino' (0.25 liters). Lead-sealed or marked on the glass to protect consumers from fraud. Regno d'Italia e fino anni '50.

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Hydraulically operated pomace press (1900) by unknownMuseimpresa

Hydraulic press

Hydraulic press for pomace manufactured in Lombardy or Piedmont at the beginning of the 20th century, coming from Colzano in Capriolo. Approximately 1910.

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - table with barrels, carrera (barrel for transport on carts) and barrels for packs from The Twenty Days of Agriculture by Agostino Gallo 1591 (1591) by Agostino GalloMuseimpresa

Agostino Gallo

Panel with barrels, carrera (barrel for transporting wine and grains on carts), and saddle barrels from ' Le venti giornate dell'agricoltura' by Agostino Gallo, Brescia, 1591

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Tricycle with transport box (1920) by UnknownMuseimpresa

Tricycle with loading platform

Tricycle with loading platform for the transport of wine demijohns. Italy, 1930-1950

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Poster of the 1st National Triennial Zootechnical Competition 1930 (1930) by Luigi MartinatiMuseimpresa

Poster for the 1st National Zootechnical Competition

Work by Luigi Martinati, 1930

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - Pins or cork piercers for sparkling wines (1850) by UnknownMuseimpresa

Extractors for sparkling wines

Spikes or cork extractors for uncorking sparkling wine. Italy, 1880-1920

Wine Museum RICCI CURBASTRO - German Model 1935 war helmet converted into a wine funnel (1945) by unknownMuseimpresa

Helmet from Germany, M35

German war helmet, Model 1935, converted into a wine funnel for filling barrels. Transformation by anonymous, in Italy, 1945-1950

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