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The first traces of the presence of wine in the LAG area date back to Roman times, when the culture of the vine became so important in the province of Bergamo that a temple was dedicated to Bacchus in the village of San Lorenzo. In the seventh century the Lombards invaded the lakes, forcing the inhabitants to flee. Like all invaders they were mainly interested in raiding, and did not pay any attention to the vineyards, but took full advantage of the wine that had been produced previously.  The vines were left without farmers, causing a remarkable decline in terms of their pervasiveness and productivity.  The salvation of the viticulture mainly came about thanks to care taken by the churches over their properties.  When the BenedicitinCavallina (Lake Endines settled in various monasteries in the Province of Bergamo in 1491.wine took a leap forward, and perhaps it is from this moment that these two towns became the most important wine-making centres of Bergamo.  It was probably betwee