Winespeed is packed with fascinating wine facts and tidbits of vinous information. It's a fun, snappy read; included therein is a weekly wine recommendation, a 'Wine Question of the Week' and the 'Verbatim' feature - a quote from some or other wine-personage. And other good stuff. So what was so interesting to me about the 'Go Vatican!' item in Winespeed? Everything, it's the type of wine-factoid that I just geek-out on.
"16. Number of gallons of wine consumed per person annually in the Vatican City State--the highest per capita consumption of any country in the world. Only 836 people live in the Vatican, but the country's voluminous wine usage is partly the result of the Catholic celebration in which bread and wine are consecrated during the Mass. By comparison, U.S. per capita wine consumption is about 3 gallons."
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Oh, and happy first day of autumn!
13 comments:
VG: I'm guessing that the wines consumed in the country of the Vatican are mostly red. ;)
..and mostly Italian.
Thomas: :)
wine and bread....and the Vatican,what could be better.
NHW: I dunno, they may be drinking some of that Grechetto of yours :) At the very least, I would think a Trebbiano, or two.
Tomasso: I would hope so.
Thud: Wine, bread and the Vatican...three of my very favourite things.
On second thought, considering the Pope, could be Argentine wine.
Thomas: Ha!
Tomasso: Perhaps Pope Francis is a locavore when it comes to wine.
"Locavore" sounds like Spanish mixed with Italian ...
Tomasso: Maybe he strays and has a nice Rioja every now and again.
VG: There is a sizable Italian community in Argentina. Spanish and Italian often blend.
Many years ago while visitng Asolo, in Italy, I overheard a group speaking in what sounded like Italian tinged with Spanish. I asked where they were from. You guessed it.
Tomasso: So what would you call that, Spantalian?
I'm enjoying this game. ;)
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