On the road for Modo di Bere, Rose Thomas records the story of how she overcame her trepidation about driving in Italy and Spain and embraced the thrill of the wine tour driving that brings her such adventures as meeting mules at midnight on a mountaintop in the Sierra Nevadas. She shares the elements of winery tours, lessons learned when renting cars overseas, and how falling in love with wine is to fall in love with the landscape.<br><br>Towards the end, Rose Thomas shares the story behind the name "modo di bere," literally, way of drinking, a pun on the Italian word for a saying.<br><br>Here are the wineries Rose Thomas mentions visiting in Andalucía:<br>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vino_de_purulio/?hl=en">Purulio</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/granadafoodco/">Los Cautivos</a><br><a href="https://www.selectionsdelavina.com/producers/bodega-cauzon">Bodega Cauzón</a><br><a href="http://www.bodegasgarciadeverdevique.com/">García de Verdevique</a><br><a href="https://www.selectionsdelavina.com/producers/barranco-oscuro">Barranco Oscuro</a><br><a href="http://www.alqueriamorayma.com/en/">Alqueria de Morayma</a><br><a href="https://f-schatz.com/web/en/nosotros/">F. Schatz</a><br><br>Maurizio Anfosso and Roberta Repaci drive down the mountainside from their winery and up the next mountain to tend their ancient vines in the Dolceacqua area of Liguria in Italy: <a href="http://www.kamancine.it/">Ka*Manciné</a><br><br>If you love this 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 sign up for the newsletter 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]