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Molto carino! These 11 Italian grape varieties are named after animals
The Italian language has a rich tradition of nicknames. Not just for people, to help distinguish one Giovanni from another–but for animals, places, and plants, including grapes. The names of some grape varieties reach back to Roman times, when viticulture was in its infancy. Farmers needed a way to differentiate grapes by their flavor, yield,…
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There’s tomato wine, who knew?
Last week, Pizza Hut dropped a product on the world that we didn’t know we needed: Pizza wine. Not wine to pair with pizza (although you could, I guess) but pizza-flavored wine. Made from tomatoes. It comes in a 375 ml bottle for $25, and there’s also a gift set ($60) with two stainless steel…