Presentation of the book The Treatise on Grape Scalding and Lye Raisins: Agriculture, History and Culture by the author, Josep Marqués Costa. This book opens a new line of research dedicated to the study of the scalding of Valencian grapes, placing it within the context of an ancestral shared tradition that has endured for centuries in several regions of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It also shows how this practice has adapted and expanded to other parts of the world. The study debunks the notion that this technique was exclusive to the region of Marina Alta—an idea erroneously upheld by some authors. The research demonstrates that grape scalding is a technique of great historical relevance that has survived in specific micro-regions of the planet where this pre-treatment aided the drying process. For the first time, comparisons are made with other parallel ethnographic practices, providing a more global and integrated understanding of this tradition. Speakers will include Rosa Seser, president of IECMA, and Massu Sentí, director of the Ethnological Museum of Dénia.
Presentation of the book El tractat de l’estacaldat del raïm i la pansa de lleixiu; agricultura, història i cultura by the author, Josep Marqués Costa. This book inaugurates a new line of research dedicated to the study of the escaldat of the Valencian grape, placing it in the context of a shared ancestral tradition that has endured for centuries in several regions of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The study refutes the cliché that attributed the exclusivity of this technique to the Marina Alta region, an idea that some authors had erroneously held. The research demonstrates that grape scaldat is a technique of great historical relevance that has survived in specific micro-regions of the planet where this pre-treatment favored the drying process. For the first time, comparisons are made with other parallel ethnographic practices, offering a more global and integrated vision of this tradition. Rosa Seser, president of IECMA and Massu Sentí, director of the Ethnological Museum of Dénia, will intervene.
