Posted on 05/01/2021 7:56:21 PM PDT by Copernicus
My father-in-law had about 50 acres of farmland in central Italy, just south of the tri-region borders of Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio. Until the 1990s it was common for just about any Italian with land to at least have a private vineyard for their own consumption. I mean, it is Italy, and we are talking about wine, right? I have fond memories of helping him make his wine with his old wine press in autumn.
He learned that they were paying a very hefty tax on the portion of land that the vineyard was on. As he researched this, he learned that this plot of land was not in a nationally designated area for vineyards, so he had to pay a heavy tax premium in order to grow wine grapes on it. He further learned that his newly acquired land was designated a “hazelnut zone,” so if he planted hazelnuts on the land, he would not only lose the property tax penalty, but would be awarded a nice government subsidy for the effort.
But it got even better for him, because vineyards are a protected crop, and even if you are in a designated “vineyard zone,” you can only grow vines based on vineyard acreage you are certified for. In other words, even if you have 500 acres of the best grape-growing land in Italy, if you have a certificate for 5 acres, you can only grow vineyards on 5 acres of your land, period. These certificates are of finite supply, so if you want to grow an additional acre, you need wait for someone to destroy an acre of certified vineyard and purchase their certificate from them. A simple one-acre certificate can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Confused about the advantages of an extra virgin.
Actually he explains that. Always confusing for me as well. Basically, the level of acidity.
The towelheads seem to think even 70 is good!
Zoning one of the worse government taking of private property with out compensation.
Forced on the American land owner
Thanks for that informative article. We here in America take so many of our rights and privileges for granted when we can look almost anywhere else to see why thousands risk everything to get here. This Pretend-esident has no regard for our sovereignty. We will not make these invaders voters, ass-for-a-hat senile yet evil puppet man.
Note how the giving of medals has stopped because no one wants one, no matter how grand, from a not President. Ooh that SHOULD hurt but hurting takes a soul.
Really? I had not heard that. LOL
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