The Republic of Venice, given the enormous potential of the immense market that could have generated the sale of wine, immediately decided to focus on the quality of the same, which had to be and remain of the highest level. To achieve this there was a ban on watering it down - since the very ancient law of Doge Sebastiano Ziani of 1173 - and on altering it with the addition of rocheta - that is, the arugula herb with a sharp taste - of rock alum or molasses, such as establishes a subsequent provision of 1521. The wines that had been adulterated were thrown into the Grand Canal from the Rialto
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