tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post1753618538121341184..comments2023-10-31T08:09:25.281-07:00Comments on T.: Umbria, ContinuedT. http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-88341684604125036042009-11-30T21:18:23.518-08:002009-11-30T21:18:23.518-08:00What was funny was that we'd been afraid she w...What was funny was that we'd been afraid she was going to tell us not to drink wine on the church steps! Apparently it was OK to drink antifreeze at any rate.Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-18124579871867297802009-11-23T07:21:21.873-08:002009-11-23T07:21:21.873-08:00Roy, calling that wine a Sauvignon blanc would be ...Roy, calling that wine a Sauvignon blanc would be a bit of a stretch...!<br /><br />RW -- yes, we survived the wine tasting just fine (although I was a bit concerned). Perhaps the fermentation killed any possibly offending organisms! And I must say I'm happy never to have been a missionary in Africa.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-31316966118911820442009-11-23T04:22:07.404-08:002009-11-23T04:22:07.404-08:00Another nice Umbria installment. Did you all feel...Another nice Umbria installment. Did you all feel ok after the 'wine' tasting! <br /><br />A friend of mine had an uncle who worked in Africa as a missionary. One afternoon he was invited into an elders hut whereupon his host took down from a ledge what appeared to be a ball of mould wrapped in grasses. I believe he managed to eat some as it would have been an insult not to but never found out what it was!RainyWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657917167080093318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-14038797827636383532009-11-22T13:32:34.136-08:002009-11-22T13:32:34.136-08:00Hmmmm... Beware of Italians bearing home-made wine...Hmmmm... Beware of Italians bearing home-made wine? Although a good Sauvignon Blanc often has a hint of crisp apples in it.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com