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A town in Italy now has a wine fountain that lets people get free wine at all hours of the day
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| 15 Oct 2016
| Ellen Scott
Posted on 10/15/2016 8:46:40 PM PDT by aquila48
We think we’ve just found our happy place.
The town of Caldari di Ortona, Abruzzo, Italy, has always been a delightful destination. It’s a spot on a popular pilgrimage route, the Cammino di San Tommaso, and has glorious sights to be seen and vineyards to visit.
But recently, the town has introduced a feature that takes it from ‘ooh, I’d like to visit there, maybe’ to ‘TAKE ME THERE, NOW’.
If you visit Caldari di Ortona, you will find a fountain. But not just any fountain. We’re talking about a wine fountain, that dispenses free wine 24/7.
The fountain sits in the Dora Sarchese vineyard, and is open to everyone who walks by and fancies grabbing a glass.
It’s a joint project of the vineyard and a non-profit organisation that protects the pilgrimage route. So it’s specifically designed to quench the thirst of all the people taking hikes along the pathway.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abruzzo; caldaridiortona; fountain; italy; wine
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Salute!
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:46:40 PM PDT
by
aquila48
To: aquila48
What could possibly go wrong?
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:47:22 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: aquila48
Well, alcohol does not quench the thirst, but what the heck. Take a little hike, get a little lubed, fall down tonight, fall down tonight.....
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:49:01 PM PDT
by
HerrBlucher
(For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.)
To: aquila48
Sounds like a great place to retire.
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:51:20 PM PDT
by
MuttTheHoople
(Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
To: HerrBlucher
KC and the Sunshine Band ping...
:^)
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:52:50 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
( "Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: aquila48
The land of my ancestors.
This news makes it tempting to go back there.
I’m single, so Italian women is another good reason.....
To: heterosupremacist
no political worries there
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:57:31 PM PDT
by
RightLady
(God Bless the USA)
To: kiryandil
A nice compliment to that other thread...
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posted on
10/15/2016 8:58:34 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: aquila48
It’s not good to over-aerate your wine.
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:01:33 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: aquila48
Finally, a bit of cheerful news.
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:08:08 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(Will Hillary's BrownShirt Media thugs demand that The Deplorables all wear six-pointed Orange Stars?)
To: aquila48
Bookmark, and forward to Travel Agent.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
What could possibly go wrong? Oh, quit your wining.
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:13:16 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(RATs, RINOs......same thing.)
To: HerrBlucher
“Well, alcohol does not quench the thirst, but what the heck.”
But it can make you not care about being thirsty.
To: aquila48
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:17:09 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: aquila48
I hope they are using the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo.
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:23:55 PM PDT
by
nicepaco
To: aquila48
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:25:28 PM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true .. and it pisses people off)
To: knarf
I’m reminded of the famous quote by Robert Heinlein:
TANSTAAFL-”There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”.
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:29:34 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it.")
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Italian’s start drinking wine at 10. A small glass with dinner.
There are very few abusers because they treat it as a drink to be enjoyed and savored, not guzzled.
That’s where i depart from my ancestors :)
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:36:16 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: aquila48
Right back at ya paesano!! :)
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posted on
10/15/2016 9:36:42 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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