66 Act II / Poggio al Tesoro, Nature and the Elements 67 Act II / Poggio al Tesoro, Nature and the Elements WATER Acqua When you arrive in Bolgheri you become immediately aware that the water is near and, in fact, the sea is there, just beyond, behind the pine groves which line the Aurelia high way and the railroad tracks. You immediately sense its presence because the sky is always bluer here, only rarely do clouds appear, and your eyes never find obstacles and interruptions but always more and finer light. The sea is not there, however, merely to give a stronger and sharper light, because it is an enormous reservoir which transmits and regulates the temperature of the entire seacoast. During the summer it captures the heat of the sun, subtracting it from the interior terrain, preventing temperatures from rising becoming torrid, while during the winter it gives warmth back to the soil, preventing it from becoming too cold and harming the flora and fauna which make this landscape of this place unique, incomparable, and sublime. The sea is also capable of influencing the rains which will bathe the soil of Bolgheri: the quantity, the intensity, and the period in which it will follow. Let us immediately state that little rain falls on Bolgheri, less than half than the Italian national average, approximately 60 centimeters (24 inches) annually, 60% during the winter and a mere 40% during the spring and summer months. Act II Scene IV
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