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Wednesday, September 04, 2013

1920: WINE IS A STAPLE IN ITALIA

When I was in Italy during my Army assignment, I learned early on that wine was a very ordinary and standard drink of the masses. One family who invited me to dinner didn't understand that I can't drink any form of wine. I am a tee totaler not only wine but beer and hard liquor. I tried to develop a taste for wine because there are definite health benefits to drinking it in moderation. My pallet simply rejects it. Even young children tip a small glass at dinner. I was amazed but assured that moderation was the operating word.

2 comments:

RALPH LUCARELLA said...

HI TOM....MY FATHER WAS ONE OF MANY THAT MADE WINE IN THE BURG WHEN I WAS A KID. HE WAS KNOWN TO MAKE GOOD WINE AND HAD MANY FRIENDS OVER TO PLAY CARDS AND ENJOY THE WINE. MY MOTHER WAS HAPPY TO GET SOME OF IT AS WINE VINEGAR. IN THE 20'S AND 30'S, YOU WOULD SEE BOXES OF WINE GRAPES ALL OVER THE BURG. THEY ALLOWED YOU TO MAKE SO MUCH AND YOU COULD GIVE IT AWAY BUT NOT TO SELL IT. BEST REGARDS.

Lee Belardino said...

Tommy both my grandfathers on Hudson and Mott made their own wine.I remember as a kis unloading boxes of grapes brought back from thePhilly fruit terminal by my father into my grandfather,s cellar. each box weighed 20 lbs. Wine was for social drinking and never sold.Like you I never developed a taste for it and neither did my father but the old timers loved it.
Lee