Ep 1
Italian wine - white lable --> old vine
cut foil below the rim - more elegant, keep bottle on the table while cutting the foil open
Ep 2
Famous blend - Super Tuscan wine
Ep 3
Ancient Rome: husbands kiss their wives on the cheeks twice to make sure they hadn't been drinking, as being under influence might lead them to surrender to passion...
Ancient Roman wines: Greek wine made with sea water to avoid acidication; or add cinnammon, sugar/honey; or add cheese - one of the oldest recipes going back to Homer, heros would drink wine with cheese before going into battles...
Ep 4
vin chaud
Ep 5
Chianti - Tuscany: fiasco (below, cheap wine in large 2L bottle vs classico (the more expensive, elegant version)
Moldova - used to be the main source of wine consumed in Soviet Union
Ep 8
"Burgundy will always have a lighter colour"
Ep 9
Verona known for wines: amarone - northwest of Verona & Soave - a region east of Verona produces still white wine
when serving guest, present the wine on the left (of sommelier), and pour on the right
when openning a bottle of prosceco, twist both the cork and the bottle
Ep 11
Ep 12
aging wine under water - sea aged wine
aperitivo - from the Latin word "to open"; prosecco the most popular choice in Venice
