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Collected Item: “Medieval ‘wine windows’ are reopening, reviving Italian plague tradition”

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Medieval ‘wine windows’ are reopening, reviving Italian plague tradition

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When the bubonic plague or black death went through Europe small windows, just big enough for a glass of wine to be passed through, were used. People in Italy today are using them again in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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wine, relaxation, Italy, wine window, plague, black death, historic

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https://nypost.com/2020/08/06/medieval-wine-windows-are-reopening-reviving-italian-plague-tradition/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow

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Hannah Sparks

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2020-08-06
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