{"id":10048,"date":"2026-10-05T11:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveli.it\/settonce-project\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T11:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:24:47","slug":"settonce-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.liveli.it\/en\/settonce-project\/","title":{"rendered":"SETTONCE PROJECT"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_image=”9871″ bg_position=”right center” background_image_loading=”default” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”7%” bottom_padding=”7%” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” color_overlay=”rgba(25,25,25,0.5)” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”fast” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_highlighted_text color_type=”regular” highlight_color=”#a99b6c” style=”half_text” custom_font_size=”60px” text_direction=”default”]\n

SETTONCE PROJECT<\/h2>\n[\/nectar_highlighted_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”none” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”column_reverse” column_direction_phone=”column_reverse” bg_color=”#F9F9F9″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” top_padding_tablet=”8%” bottom_padding_tablet=”8%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”home” overlay_strength=”0.5″ gradient_direction=”top_to_bottom” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”straight_section” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.5″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

The Settonce Planting Layout: An Inspiration from Ancient Rome.<\/h6>\n

58 hectares of the estate are devoted to vineyards. Among them, the most distinctive are planted as high-density bush vines (5,120 vines per hectare), using the traditional \u201cSettonce\u201d planting layout.<\/p>\n

In Italian agronomic tradition, the term ordo septuncialis<\/i> (or Settonce<\/i>), derives from the Latin septunx \/ septuncialis<\/i>, va word originally used in the Roman system of weights and coinage.<\/p>\n

To understand the cultural origins of this geometric layout, we must look back to early Rome<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”20px” 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ORIGINS<\/h6>\n

\n[\/nectar_highlighted_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” min_width=”47vh”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”5px” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” enable_border_animation=”true”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The Roman army originally fought in the Greek-inspired hoplite phalanx, a compact and highly disciplined military formation. Over time, however, Roman tactics evolved dramatically. The rigid phalanx gave way to the more flexible manipular formation, in which military units were arranged in a staggered pattern known as the quincunx<\/em> or quinconce<\/em>. This configuration allowed successive ranks to advance through the spaces left by the line ahead, greatly improving manoeuvrability and battlefield effectiveness.
The Romans soon recognized that the geometry of the quincunx extended beyond military strategy. It became a principle of order that could also be applied to the agricultural landscape. Ancient sources and later agronomic traditions describe how this arrangement created orderly alignments visible from multiple directions, combining practical efficiency with visual harmony.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”1vh”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”none” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”column_reverse” column_direction_phone=”column_reverse” bg_color=”#FFFFFF” scene_position=”center” top_padding_tablet=”8%” bottom_padding_tablet=”8%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”home” overlay_strength=”0.5″ gradient_direction=”top_to_bottom” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”straight_section” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_tablet=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_phone=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”left-right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”10px” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” zindex=”100″ gradient_direction=”left_t_to_right_b” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_col-xs-12″ column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” min_width=”47vh”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”5px” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” enable_border_animation=”true”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Classical Roman authors regarded the orderly arrangement of vineyards and orchards as one of the defining principles of agriculture. Marcus Terentius Varro (De Re Rustica<\/em>, I.7.7) and Gaius Plinius Secundus (Naturalis Historia<\/em>, XVII.35) describe the quincunx<\/em> layout as a rational and efficient planting system, while Publius Vergilius Maro, in the Georgica (Book II, lines 273\u2013283), compares precisely aligned rows of vines and trees to \u201ca legion drawn up for battle.\u201d Marcus Tullius Cicero, in De Senectute (XVII.59\u201360), praises the harmony, symmetry, and beauty of the cultivated landscape as an expression of both human wisdom and the order of nature.<\/p>\n

Virgilio (Ritratto di Virgilio, Vergilius Romanus (V sec. d.C.), Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cod. Vat. lat. 3867. 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Over time, it evolved into the settonce (septuncialis) system, based on a geometric network of equilateral triangles. In practical terms, each vine was planted at an equal distance from its six nearest neighbours, allowing for a more efficient distribution of space. For this reason, agronomists came to regard the settonce as the natural evolution of the quincunx<\/em> and its most refined expression. 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THE SETTONCE PROJECT<\/h6>\n

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A Vineyard that defines who we are.<\/h5>\n

The alberello pugliese<\/em> (Apulian bush vine) is an ancient vine-training system that has been used in Puglia since Classical antiquity. Refined over the centuries, it is ideally suited to the region\u2019s climate and natural conditions. The vines are kept low to the ground and trained in a freestanding, bush-like shape. This reduces their exposure to strong winds and limits water loss caused by intense heat and sunlight. The system continues to be used today because it remains one of the most effective ways to help vines withstand drought, protect grape clusters from excessive heat, and produce grapes of exceptional quality.
In our Settonce vineyard, each bush-trained vine is planted at the vertex of an equilateral triangle. As a result, the vineyard\u2019s surface is evenly divided into a pattern of regular hexagons.
More than any other planting system, this technique continues to offer a set of benefits essential to producing high-quality wines:<\/p>\n

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  • optimal use of the soil by the vines\u2019 root systems;<\/li>\n
  • balanced vegetative growth, with every vine benefiting from an equal amount of growing space;<\/li>\n
  • maximum sunlight exposure for the canopy;<\/li>\n
  • improved air circulation;<\/li>\n
  • simplified soil management, as the vines form rows that can be worked from multiple directions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The Settonce vineyard is both a living research project and an open-air museum<\/h5>\n

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