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By: SGS

SGS — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:38:36 +0000

I think a big difference b/w Italy (& France, Spain, Portugal, &…) & US wine consumption is the association w/ food. I’ve never heard of Italians getting together at a bar to slam drinks. Even at wine bars. I’ve seen Italians have a bit too much, but almost never so hammered that they are vomiting and passing out. The alcohol simply isn’t the focus – it’s the food and company. It also helps that the vast majority of the wines are gentler – an Italian neighbor I spoke w/ yesterday was rolling his eyes at the strength of a 13.5% cab franc.

By: Reader poetry slam: wine education for kids [giveaway] | Dr Vino's wine blog

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:02:08 +0000

[...] or free monthly updates by email (right sidebar). Thanks for visiting!In our recent discussion of wine education for kids, two readers thoughtfully provided translations of an Italian rhyming verse (”Filastrocca del [...]

By: Last Week in Wine Blogs | Mutineer Magazine

Last Week in Wine Blogs | Mutineer Magazine — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:41 +0000

[...] The good doctor is pumped about little Italian kids getting wine themed coloring projects. [Dr. Vino] [...]

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:57:24 +0000

It’s a striking difference from your earlier post. Not to mention, her son did a great job with the coloring exercise.

By: someone

someone — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:59 +0000

Statistics say that the average french adults consume a little too much alcohol. Might be the same for Italy.

However, countries with prohibition like Sweden and USA seem to have even more problems.

Good education imho is much better than prohibition.

By: Pat Thomson

Pat Thomson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:13:41 +0000

My Italian husband, Claudio, started drinking wine at age 5 — usually mixed with water, sometimes added to soup. But wine was a fixture on the family dinner table. “Every Italian table has bread and wine to start, and then the rest would follow,” Claudio always says.

As a special treat for the kids, Claudio’s uncle, a trattoria owner, would take a plate of snow and mix it with red wine and sugar to make a Barbera or Dolcetta snow cone. Viva italia!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:06 +0000

It’s pretty interesting to think about children learning about the wine making process. I think in the states alcohol is often so taboo that it becomes more of a problem then elsewhere in the world….or maybe it is the lack of centralized downtowns and public transportation!

By: Carlene Gutowsky

Carlene Gutowsky — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:39:10 +0000

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By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:05:38 +0000

I grow up helping my father crushing grapes in my little winery in Italy and every adults in my family drinks wine during lunch and dinner. They are never drunk and they teach kids about wine and health. I think is all about education and responsibility.

By: Lyman Dally

Lyman Dally — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:04:51 +0000

Upon further inspection of both publications; I’m now more concerned over the lack of skilled draftsmanship in the American example. It not only says that Italy appreciates wine, it also appreciates better art!

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:07:30 +0000

Cheferia – Andy: thanks for the translation–much better than googletranslate! And great stories from Italian schools.

@Richard and @Sean – It does seem that alcoholism in America (and perhaps the UK) is more diagnosed than it is in Europe. I wonder if the rates are really different and if so what explains it? Different cultures of consumption? Longer histories of production? Or overdiagnosis in America? A complex issue to be sure…

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Wine Web Wednesdays | Swirl Smell Slurp — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:24:47 +0000

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By: Lyman Dally

Lyman Dally — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:48 +0000

I see a lot of unruly kids that could use a glass of wine (or sippy-cup of wine) instead of the sugar drinks their parents give them……..

By: DavidF

DavidF — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:24 +0000

A learning unit devoted to grape varietals? That’s civilized.