What would you do if you went to your kitchen sink to fill of a flower vase with water and instead of water coming out, wine was in fact flowing through the pipes? I would probably think I was dreaming, as I’m sure those who live in the tiny town of Marino, just south of Rome in Italy, did when it happened to them earlier this month.
I came across the article on Decanter’s website, which tells the playful story that seems like something from a movie. The town holds an annual harvest celebration, which they call the Sagra dell’ Uva, during which a crowd gathers to watch 3000 liters of the newly pressed vintage spray out of a 17th century fountain. Well, instead of connecting the wine with the fountain, the local plumbers accidentally connected it with the local water supply. So wine was literally flowing freely out of the kitchen sink. As word spread, people filled up whatever they could find with wine. What an amazing story…
Frascati is the straw-colored white wine produced in this area of Italy, and it is made from trebbiano and malvasia grapes.
You can read the full article here:
http://www.decanter.com/news/269612.html
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
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