The charmingplaguewine windows you still find dotting the streets of Italy today are another homey and bewitch Tuscan tradition that has historical root . Originally created as a way for wine-coloured merchants to safely lead their product to customers during the pestis , these window have make out back into use during theCOVIDlockdowns of 2020 .
Buchette del wine , which imply " little holes for vino " or " wine windows , " is apparently a unequaled Tuscan tradition ; there are said to be over 150 wine windows in Florence alone , with another hundred sprinkled under the Tuscan Lord’s Day throughout the region . There ’s even an organization that catalog them , theAssociazione Buchette del Vino , which started the projection in 2015 before coronavirus and societal distancing became the average .
The first wine window were in reality a likely resultant of a 1559decreefrom Florentine Cosimo Ide Medici , the first Grand Duke of Tuscany . At that time , de Medici say that families could betray vino directly from their homes instead of through merchandiser or tavern , which lead to the upgrade inbuchette del vino .
Due to the onset of COVID-19 in 2020 , some of these magic little wine window have been reopen , drawing eerie parallels to the pestilence from one C ago . But this clock time around , some of the window are offer more than just wine . Food & Wine reportedthat Osteria delle Brache trade an Aperol spritz , another iconic Italian beverage , via the special opening , while Via dell’Isola delle Stinche at the Vivoli ice cream parlour in Florence dispenses coffee and ice cream out of their wine window .
A repeat theme of this ongoing pandemic has been swivel and resilience from small businesses , so we charge cheer to these Italian purveyors . They ’ve detect a remarkable mode to observe their viticultural history in a way that form to keep both employees and consumers safe . The next time you ’re in Florence , be certain to find abuchetta de vinoand raise a glass of Chianti . Salute !
