You Had Me at WINE WINDOW | Secret WINE WINDOWS in ITALY

You had me at Wine Window! Visiting the secret wine windows in Italy. Florence is filled with charming little wine windows; on this vlog, we have a 40-minute self-guided walking tour, visiting my favorite ones!

FAQ
*Are there still Wine Windows in Florence? Yes! Florence has so many charming little wine windows! Not all of them are still in use, but we’ll visit five wine windows on this vlog today.

*How do you use the Wine Windows in Florence? Check the operating hours for the restaurant or shop you’re visiting. If the window is closed, knock on it. If there is no reply (this happened to us once), then go inside the restaurant and ask to purchase wine through the wine window.

*Why were wine windows invented in Florence? During the 1600’s a plague struck Florence, these windows were used as a way to sell food and wine while social distancing. As time went by, the wine windows were no longer needed. Fast forward 400 years after the pandemic, these windows became popular again!

Places Featured in this Vlog:
– Cantina De’ Pucci (Wine Window)
– Osteria Belle Donne (Wine Window)
– IL Latini (Wine Window)
-Le Volpie e l’Uva (Wine Tasting in Florence)
-Divin Bocconne ( Wine Window / Meat and Wine Shop)
– Babae (Wine Window)

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you had me at wine window today we’re visiting the secret wine windows in [Music] Italy hi everyone I’m nine from we to now and when I discovered they had secret wine windows in Florence you bet I had to go find them and I found five so stay tuned before we discuss where these wine windows are located I want to give you a brief background on why why they were created in the first place and how they became popular once again 400 years later I’m not going to lie I was all in when I found out about these wine windows I was like I want to find all the wine windows in Florence little did I know hundreds of these tiny windows are all over Tuscany not all of them are still functioning or used to sell wine but a handful of them still are and I am so excited to be sharing these wine windows with you today wine windows were created in the 1600s when the plague hid Florence hard killing about 12% of its population these windows were used to sell food and wine at a distance after the plague ended there was no use for these windows so they became abandoned fast forward to 2020 with covid-19 and these windows saw the light of day again in the name of social distancing of course in this video I’ll show you a self-guided 40 minute walking route stopping at 5 still functioning wine Windows as a bonus we’ll stop at my favorite wine tasting place in Florence this is a very easy to follow guide and what I love about the location of these windows that I selected is that all the main things and places you want to see in Florence are nearby so it’s very easy to add these stops to a full day exploring floor Florence if it’s your first time visiting Florence I have a 24-hour Florence travel guide I’ll link that above so you can watch it after this video this route is very Scenic and it lets you see the best of Florence in a short amount of [Music] time if you’re wondering how late the wine windows are open in Florence I’ll add the operating hours for each wine window on this list but most of them are open till about midnight the first wine window on our list is Cantina the pushi Cantina the pushi is also a great dining restaurant option if you’re [Music] hungry off we go in search of bueta the Vino number two this window brought a smile to my face the vibe here is so laid back we enjoyed LA dors saita with a glass of afternoon wine oia vadon serves Florentine steaks classic Tuscan dishes and vegetarian dishes so this is a good restaurant for a vegetarian meal in Florence but on this occasion we went for the wine when you visit one of these windows if you see the window closed all you have to do is knock on the window that is of course if it’s during regular hours when the restaurant is [Music] open we’ll find our third wine window about a 3 minute walk from oia [Music] B before we continue to window number four I want to make a quick stop at my favorite spot for wine tasting in Florence wine windows are fun but if you’re looking for a place to try different Italian wines I highly recommend making a reservation here here San tus and this [Music] is [Music] the gra is B from T the taskan coast is C and Merlo and this is once again San but of a different Zone and it’s a reserve and it’s no de [Music] mon now back to our regular programming cuz we’re on a mission baby it’s time to find window number [Music] four [Music] n [Music] but my favorite part of visiting dine bone is going inside the VIN Bon offers an excellent wine collection and fantastic local Italian products that you can buy to take with you or you can make yourself a plate and eat downstairs inside their cellar [Music] that’s precisely what we’re doing we bought a bottle of wine and made our own Shar rery [Music] board many Food Tours also stop here so this place is legit it’s an authentic Italian [Music] gem [Music] and our last wine [Music] window Myas wine window is trendy we went three times and the line was always long we still stayed made the line and got our Veno just know that when you visit you’ll have to wait so if you have dinner reservations just keep that in mind there’s most likely you’ll be in line for like 20 minutes or [Music] so you can also make dinner reservations and dine [Music] inside thanks so much for watching if you enjoyed this video please like And subscribe it motivates me to continue creating more videos like this till next time