A glass of wine…served out of a window 🍷
In Florence, Italy there are tiny little windows built into the side of most noble palaces. And from these tiny windows, wine is served.
Affectionately known as “buchette del vino”, Florence’s wine windows date back to the 16th Century, and were a means for noble families to sell their wine directly to the public. Their usefulness, however, really became apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic, and doubled as a unique solution to minimizing contact and halting the spread of illness.
We explore the history and preservation of these wine windows, and how they are still used today.
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That is the smallest ice-cream I have ever seen
Europeans are all women no men to be seen.
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For me the most famous of such windows is at the Santa Isabel la Real monastery in Granada (Spain), where you can order pastries at a revolving window. The nuns have made a vow of silence; you can order, but your order is filled in silence, with the correct change. A great experience!
There were at one time similar establishments that served liquor through a little funnel-fed spigot, iirc..