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Rose Thomas reports from a month on the road for Modo di Bere, a trip that’s taking her from Texas to New Mexico to Italy. After sharing a phrase from Salerno that she was taught by winemaker Silvia Imparato, RT relays similar advice from Elmer Yazzie, an artist and teacher who recently organized the third annual Indigenous People’s Day Trail Ride in New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. Elmer’s full interview will be published later on the Modo di Bere YouTube channel. Wherever this week takes you, don't forget to look around.
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
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The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
Shelly Wilfong, host of the podcast This is Texas Wine, takes Rose Thomas through the map of the USA's fifth-largest wine producing state. Rose Thomas likes Shelly's podcast so much, she scheduled a trip to Texas to learn more. Texas is larger than France, with diverse terroirs, beautiful tasting rooms, talented winemakers and the occasional prize saddle. Check out Shelly's podcast and her excellent website full of resources for the Texas-Wine-curious: https://www.thisistexaswine.com/
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
Bestial states, the "girly glass," and the Sicilian sunset welcome you to Season 2 of Modo di Bere! Rose Thomas returns from a summer of research and adventure, kicking off the season with a collection of hangover sayings from around the world. Rose Thomas defines "modo di bere" and shares her journey as a Nebraskan folk singer, Minnesota bartender, New York City sommelier and Italian dialect enthusiast.
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced and recorded by Rose Thomas Bannister
On the road for Modo di Bere, Rose Thomas records the story of how she overcame her trepidation about driving in Italy and Spain and embraced the thrill of the wine tour driving that brings her such adventures as meeting mules at midnight on a mountaintop in the Sierra Nevadas. She shares the elements of winery tours, lessons learned when renting cars overseas, and how falling in love with wine is to fall in love with the landscape.
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
Ersilia Prosperi, the composer of the Modo di Bere theme music, and her illustrious producer Amy Denio play together in Ou, a band that sings in a myriad of dialects. This episode includes clips of Ersilia's compositions for Ou in Spanish, Italian, French, Sardo, and Pygmy. Ersilia, Amy and Rose Thomas swap naughty toasts and discuss the various personalities expressed through different languages and different instruments. This is the second Modo di Bere episode to date where someone (Amy) says she learned Italian so that she could understand what everyone was laughing about. Download this episode for opinions on the philosophy expressed through Italian humor, language as a compositional choice, musical responses to geopolitics, and the desires of an egg as expressed in the language of Ersilia's Sardinian homeland. Wait til the end for a new composition Ersilia made just for Modo di Bere! [This episode references strong language as well as strong drink.]
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
Why does Rose Thomas joke that Italy is "sommelier kryptonite"? Is there hope for wine students staring down this complex country? Of course there is! Enter the new Modo di Bere sub-series The Boot in 20. For each of Italy's 20 wine regions, Rose Thomas asks an expert to bring the map to life. Her guests identify major grapes, wines, soils and microclimates. They tell us stories about each region's history, consider the future in terms of climate change, and share advice about planning a visit!
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
Are children really better at learning language than adults? Is an unknown language a "barrier," or a door to another culture? What is an idiom, anyway? Lindsay Szper and Rose Thomas refer to Hannah Arendt on the mother tongue, James Baldwin on good bread, and the power of friendship to learn a language and to repair the world.
Lindsay mentioned this 15-minute video on Youtube by Robin Waldun that summarizes the Benjamin essay. Reflections on the French word maman come from Waldun’s video.
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
Lindsay Szper and her pals believe the best way to learn language is through friendship. Modo di Bere agrees! Lindsay is a language teacher and a language learner by vocation. She’s studying language pedagogy at The New School and working on a masters in Oral History at Columbia. In this deep, funny, sweet and smart interview, Lindsay tells Rose Thomas about the community-based language school she started with her friends. She also shares stories about her remarkably multilingual grandparents, the playground "exam" for the language Lindsay invented as a child, and tons of incredibly encouraging advice for acquiring--no, developing!--new language skills. Stay tuned for the second part of the interview!
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
As a drummer, storyteller, singer and culture-keeper, Michela Musolino is heir to sacerdotesse, the Sicilian priestesses depicted on ancient vessels leading the party with their jingle-bedazzled drums. As a Sicilian-American child in New Jersey, Michela couldn't stand not understanding what all the grown-ups were laughing about. She made the study of Sicilian language and culture her life's work even before she started to sing. Michela shares her deep experience with Sicilian folk instruments, Italian poetry, the history of wine as medicine, and a sweet vision of every pre-commercialization Italian farmer who made--and still makes--wine for "family consumption."
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
A happily exhausted Rose Thomas, still in Verona for the Vinitaly fair, records an episode of wine fair wisdom, including: Verona taxi tips, how to spit, how to pack for an Italian wine fair, how to find balance, and how to joyfully accept that there's no "winning" Italian wine knowledge--the diversity of Italy is too vast. And that's the fun: you might as well just jump into the river.
If you love this show and want it to continue, support Modo di Bere on Patreon. www.patreon.com/MododiBere
Ascolta il podcast in Italiano / Listen to the podcast in Italian!
The podcast is on YouTube @mododiberepodcast
Modo di Bere is a multiplatform publication by Rose Thomas Bannister. In addition to this podcast, Rose Thomas also makes:
A newsletter! Sign up for Modo di Bere Magazine at www.mododibere.com
This episode was produced, recorded and edited by Rose Thomas Bannister.
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