Rose Thomas reports from a month on the road for Modo di Bere, a trip that’s taking her from Texas to New Mexico to Italy. After sharing a phrase from Salerno that she was taught by winemaker Silvia Imparato, RT relays similar advice from Elmer Yazzie, an artist and teacher who recently organized the third annual Indigenous People’s Day Trail Ride in New Mexico and the Navajo Nation.
Elmer’s full interview will be published later on the Modo di Bere YouTube channel. Wherever this week takes you, don't forget to look around.
“It's like March Madness, but for wine documentaries"—from the rolling hills of Alba and Asti in Piemonte to the Dolomite mountains of Trentino-Alto Adige.
Local languages from Texas German to cowboys shooting the sh*t, from traditional fishermen to Calabrian speakers of Arbëreshë, an ancient dialect of Albanian.
Why are we obsessed with drinks and dialect? Modo di Bere connects biodiversity and linguistic variety, in Italy and beyond, through local drinks and local sayings.
In the heart of Texas wine country, the last living speakers of Texas German gather at an old schoolhouse to play dominoes. On the Texas High Plains, two friends keep
"That drew me to wine and coffee, this sort of visceral pleasure..Like when when I would listen to certain pieces of music and be moved to having shivers."
"That drew me to wine and coffee, this sort of visceral pleasure..Like when when I would listen to certain pieces of music and be moved to having shivers."
The Triana neighborhood of Sevilla is known for its participation in El Rocío, a yearly event when pilgrims from all over Andalucía travel by foot and oxen-drawn carts to
"In these days, we are my parents and my three sisters. My older sister runs a farm that provide us with vegetables, fruits, jams and so on. The other sisters working together here in the restaurant."
"At that point, whether you know or understand any of these chemical factors, that's when you slow down and be like, 'This wine doesn't taste like I expected.'"
“Aha!” said Fabio. “But in Venice, we drink Spritz all day! And not with Aperol, with Select!” He paused and looked at me seriously: “Never more than five.”
Never wear new shoes to a wine fair. Thank goodness it was Kachi Izukanne’s first Vinitaly. If the pinch of his new white sneakers hadn’t driven him to find a chair...
“Aha!” said Fabio. “But in Venice, we drink Spritz all day! And not with Aperol, with Select!” He paused and looked at me seriously: “Never more than five.”
Never wear new shoes to a wine fair. Thank goodness it was Kachi Izukanne’s first Vinitaly. If the pinch of his new white sneakers hadn’t driven him to find a chair...
Why are we obsessed with drinks and dialect? Modo di Bere connects biodiversity and linguistic variety, in Italy and beyond, through local drinks and local sayings.
"That drew me to wine and coffee, this sort of visceral pleasure..Like when when I would listen to certain pieces of music and be moved to having shivers."
Why are we obsessed with drinks and dialect? Modo di Bere connects biodiversity and linguistic variety, in Italy and beyond, through local drinks and local sayings.
"In these days, we are my parents and my three sisters. My older sister runs a farm that provide us with vegetables, fruits, jams and so on. The other sisters working together here in the restaurant."
Looking back on the tapas, sherries and cocktails from my favorite bars in Sevilla filled me with a sensation I gradually realized was not hunger, but love.
Fabio è uno dei otto produttori che vinificano Tazzelenghe. Grazie a Fabio e ai suoi colleghi, questo vitigno autoctono friulano, estremamente raro, sta vivendo una piccola rinascita. Il nome significa
L'esuberanza di Paul Balke per le regioni vinicole italiane ribolle come un bicchiere di prosecco, che, come scopriamo in questa puntata, non è nato in Veneto, bensì nel
William Cisilino è il direttore di ARLeF, un'organizzazione che promuove la lingua friulana. È un esperto di spicco e un sostenitore della diversità linguistica. Il Dott. Cisilino e
