A Liter of Wine
As you have gathered, I was in Italy for the past two weeks. I ate to my heart’s content and dropped 4 pounds- do you think that is a magical land? In any case, I am kicking myself for not taking pictures for this story, as it was so quintessentially Italian…
As I was driving around my town, I had to stop for gas. I paid € 1.095 for a liter of diesel fuel, which is about a quarter gallon. Even with the current exchange rate, that is about 4x what we pay in the US. As I was pulling out of the gas station, I noticed a board that a small grocery store on the corner had put out to advertise its products. It said “Un litro di Albana, €1.065“- a liter of Albana wine, a typical Romagna white wine, cost less than a liter of gas.
There is something awfully beautiful in a country where gas is more expensive than wine. And then you wonder why nothing is ever efficient in Italy???
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Vanessa!!!!
That’s hilarious! For a second I thought that the grocery store had a price display for wine similar to the price display for wine! Wouldn’t that be hilarious??
Like three type of wines, where price changes daily – and have wine pumps where you can pull up with your carr to make your fill –
See what America did for an immigrant like me???
Glad to hear you had fun!!
Gabi
That would be brilliant!! I think we should get ourselves in business to do that!! Novelty wine dispenser… any financer who wants to back us up?
I have just figured out how to respond to comments without having to fill in all the form every time, expect way more responses from me!!
I think Italy IS a magic land! Dropping weight on vacation? Wine cheaper than gas? I think you must by lying!
Andrea, you made me laugh out loud!!! The Magic Land!!