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. <br><br>Phrases from today's episode: <br>"Una gatta frettolosa fa i gattini ciechi"<br>Far more colorful than the English equivalent, "haste makes waste"<br>sputacchiera=spittoon<br>"Grande, spingi": Milanese for "Go go, great one!"<br>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.")<br>equilibrio=balance<br>"Piove sul bagnato": it rains on the wet.<br>The two main piazzas in Verona are Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza Bra, the second has the taxi stand. :-)<br><br>Some grape and wine discoveries from Vinitaly's Micro Mega area:<br><a href="http://www.piemonteonwine.it/SchedaVitigno.jsp?idVitigno=14">Nascetta</a><br><a href="https://www.quattrocalici.it/vitigni/tazzelenghe/">Tazzalenghe</a><br>Cool producer from Pantelleria, <a href="https://www.vinisola.it/">Vinisola</a><br><br>If you love the show and want it to continue, please support Modo di Bere on Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MododiBere"> www.patreon.com/MododiBere</a><br>Follow Modo di Bere on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and find out more about the project at <a href="https://www.mododibere.com">www.mododibere.com</a>.<br>Puoi ascoltare questa intervista in italiano! Cerca <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modo-di-bere-italiano/id1675575364 ">Modo di Bere Italiano</a> ovunque ascolti i podcast.<br>Music composed by Ersilia Prosperi for the band Ou: <a href="https://oumusic.bandcamp.com"> www.oumusic.bandcamp.com</a><br> Audio recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister with assistance from Steve Silverstein. <br> [email protected]
