S1E6 Taste Wine Like a Professional: Embrace the Spittoon

A happily exhausted Rose Thomas, still in Verona for the Vinitaly fair, records an episode of wine fair wisdom, including: Verona taxi tips, how to spit, how to pack for an Italian wine fair, how to find balance, and how to joyfully accept that there's no "winning" Italian wine knowledge--the diversity of Italy is too vast. And that's the fun: you might as well just jump into the river. Phrases from today's episode: "Una gatta frettolosa fa i gattini ciechi"Far more colorful than the English equivalent, "haste makes waste"sputacchiera=spittoon"Grande, spingi": Milanese for "Go go, great one!"A person who wants "la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" wants to have their cake and eat it too (not possible). (Also, Rose Thomas mispronounces botte in the episode: it should be "botte" not "bota.")equilibrio=balance"Piove sul bagnato": it rains on the wet.The two main piazzas in Verona are Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza Bra, the second has the taxi stand. :-)Some grape and wine discoveries from Vinitaly's Micro Mega area:NascettaTazzalengheCool producer from Pantelleria, Vinisola If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!Cerca / Search: Modo di Bere Italiano The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes: A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.comA travel show! Subscribe to Modo di Bere TV youtube.com/@mododibereMany friends! Meet them when you follow @mododibere on Instagram and TikTokMusic composed by Ersilia Prosperi for the band Ou: www.oumusic.bandcamp.comBuy their latest album at https://folderol.it/ou/ This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.Audio assistance by Steve Silverstein