Un Apertivo
Friday night we were invited by our professor and head of the program here in Italy, Dr. Dawson, to join him at a wine bar for drinks and snacks. The wine bar, Nuvolari, near his apartment, has a mini buffet of snacks like olives, cheese, veggies, and crackers, that is free with any glass of wine every Friday night. It’s sort of like Italian tapas, and is called “un apertivo.” So, most of the students from the program went together to the wine bar after our Italian classes Friday evening. We chose our wine from the menu, ordered at the bar, and then headed to a back room that had been reserved for our group. It was a great way to start the evening, and we all had a fun time talking in small groups and sharing wine, so that we could all taste different types. I tried a white wine called Pallas Doc Schwanberg, which was pretty good. I recorded that wine as well as a couple others that I tasted in a wine book that my sister gave me before I left. It’s a little pocket-sized green book w/ a pen attached that has spaces for you to record every wine you drink, where it’s from, and your remarks about it. I’ve been actually using the book to record all the restaurants I go to and what dishes I get at each as well! It’s a great way to keep a culinary journal of my time in Rome! We also got to snack on the little buffet, and some of us ordered dinner from the wine bar later in the evening. It was a nice candlelit atmosphere, and a great Italian way to spend our Friday night!
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