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The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, commonly known as DRC, operates as an estate in Burgundy, France, specializing in the production of both red and white wines. Renowned globally as one of the premier wine producers, its bottles stand as some of the most costly in the world. The estate derives its name from its most renowned vineyard, Romanée-Conti.History of Domaine de la Romanée-ContiThe history of Romanée-Conti, a renowned vineyard, spans centuries. Originally acquired by the Abbey of Saint Vivant in 1232, it was later renamed Romanée by the de Croonembourg family in 1631. The estate faced ownership changes, including a bidding war in 1760, won by Prince of Conti, and subsequent seizure during the Revolution. Throughout the years, it changed hands multiple times until Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet consolidated it with surrounding vineyards in the 19th century. Other parcels, like Romanée Saint-Vivant, were acquired separately, with parts leased to and later purchased by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Napoleon's general, Louis Liger-Belair, accumulated substantial vineyard holdings, including La Tâche. Eventually, family disputes led to the sale of La Tâche to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which merged it with Les Gaudichots in 1936, creating the esteemed Grand Cru monopole of La Tâche.Vineyards of Domaine de la Romanée-ContiThe vineyards surrounding Vosne-Romanée feature slopes with excellent drainage facing east and south-east. They rest at an altitude of approximately 240 meters (800 feet) above sea level, boasting iron-rich limestone soil over a base of rock and marl. These organically cultivated vineyards have an average vine age of about 44 years. To maintain soil health, minimal soil supplements are used, primarily compost from crushed vine remnants and fermentation byproducts. Horses have been reintroduced for cultivation to prevent soil compaction from tractors. Some sections, like La Tâche and Grands Échezeaux, employ biodynamic practices with natural preparations and adhere strictly to lunar cycles. Yields are notably low, averaging around 25 hectoliters per hectare (Grand Cru standards permit up to 35 hl/ha), with meticulous pruning, green pruning in July/August, and a final selective cleaning before harvest. During harvest, grapes are individually examined for health and sorted meticulously before the winemaking process. Renowned for their sought-after red wines, Romanée-Conti and La Tâche are described as exquisite examples of balance, seamlessly combining masculine and feminine qualities to create powerful elixirs. These wines perfectly encapsulate the essence of ripe fruit from old vines and terroir. They achieve such excellence that even the presence of new wood in their complex structure is imperceptible.

The current parish church was constructed by the Piranese architect Giovanni Dongetti on the remains of the 14th century church which was damaged by a storm in 1651. The construction works commenced in 1730 and continued until 1757. The church was consecrated in 1760 even though it was still unfinished. This was the first example of a late-Palladian church built in the 18th century in Venetian Istria and became an architectural template for other Istrian churches. The unfinished front elevation is divided into six pilasters topped by Corinthian capitals and geometric decorations. The main entrance is framed by semi-columns supporting the architrave and a lunette embellished with a Renaissance-style shell. Inside, three pairs of shallow side chapels, containing Baroque stone altars, delimit the single nave. The altars dedicated to the Sacred family, St. Nicholas and the Sacred Heart, also contain altarpieces painted at the end of the 19th century. The remaining three side chapels contain artefacts older than the current church, belonging to a previous one, such as the wooden Crucifix over the altar of the Sacred Cross and the altarpiece of the Baptism of Christ which date back to late 16th/early 17th century. The latter reflects the influence of the so-called 'Scuola di Parma', Parma school. In the altar of Our Lady of Sorrows there is a 15th century polychrome wooden statue of the Mater Dolorosa. The relics of St. Nicephorus and of his deacon Maximilian are kept in the altar. The apsis, besides the altarpiece, is also decorated with two marble statues of the saints Peregrine and Nicephorus on each side of the altar. They were sculpted at the beginning of the 19th century by Antonio Bosa in the style of Antonio Canova. The altarpiece is a 1788 work of Domenico Martinelli depicting the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The ceiling paintings dating back to the mid-18th century are attributed to Giuseppe B. Bisson. Within the church there is a fine organ built in 1776 by Francesco Dacci. In addition there is another artefact from the previous church: a 15th century wooden triptych of Saint Peter, Antony Abbot and Martin in high relief by a master carver. Placed inside the church on the right hand side, there is a stone bas relief of St. Peregrine holding a model of Umag. Originally this artefact was placed above the main gate of the city.

A pharmacy was operating in the two part premise of the eastern housing of the town hall in 1653 - 1760 and the pharmacists apartment was located there. The pharmacy was operating in the northern part of the premises overlaid with wooden beams 5.1 meters in length 4.85 meters width and 2.1 meters in height. Two vaulted niches and doors were built with bricks in its northern wall which led to the gate of the vaulted town hall. One could enter the pharmacy through this door. In addition to various herbs and healing roots, one could acquire exotic spices, precious stones, various greases, incense, magic elixirs, dried frogs, snakes, lizards, and cockroaches. The pharmacist's apartment was 6.6 meters in length, 5.1 meters in width, and 2.2 meters in height in the southern part of the premises covered with a half cylinder bracket with lunettes. A wide vaulted niche was built with bricks in the southern wall, two low vaulted windows with shutters and a vaulted door leading to the Great Market. Thomas Chancellor pharmacy was mentioned first on 22 September 1653 in a letter by Duke Jonusas Radvila by which he addressed Head of Neighbourhood of Kedainiai Laurynas Kochanskis. The promise intended for the pharmacy and the apartment with a vaulted roof in the incomplete town hall was allocated to the Chancellor by the magistrate of Kedainiai. In 1655 Chancellor also became its member, thus taking up the court spokesman's office. In 1658, as the Chancellor died the pharmacy was rented by German pharmacist Jackubas Apeldornas who resided in the vaulted apartment. The pharmacy stopped operating in 1760 as the building of the town hall burned.

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