BYOB has a new meaning in Florence. Bring your own bottle and fill it up with wonderful wines for little money.
I was keeping my empties to bring to the recycle bin at the Mercato Centrale. I’m trying to be green…even in Italy. Before I was able to dispose of my depleted wine bottles I found DiVino!!! Just a few blocks from where we are staying is a teeny little storefront. You bring your empties and they fill them from 50 liter demijohns.
I was keeping my empties to bring to the recycle bin at the Mercato Centrale. I’m trying to be green…even in Italy. Before I was able to dispose of my depleted wine bottles I found DiVino!!! Just a few blocks from where we are staying is a teeny little storefront. You bring your empties and they fill them from 50 liter demijohns.
I had four bottles filled for €8.50 (about $11.60). I was able to try them all beforehand. I bought four different types, 3 red and 1 white; a sangiovese, a sangiovese cabernet blend, and a rosso barriccato (which is a red aged in an oak barrel). As for the white, I’m not sure of its name, but it’s good.
There is an old Tuscan saying:
Bread of the day
Wine of the year with
Friends of a lifetime
Wine of the year with
Friends of a lifetime
So, here's to all my friends and family…Salute…Santé…Prost...Kampai…Cheers…