Wine windows - Features

A glass of wine is displayed in the ""buchetta del vino", a small window to serve wine, a tradition which has been in existence since the Renaissance period and is typical in the streets of Florence, Italy. As 16th century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the current coronavirus pandemic. The small "wine windows" can be seen dotted across the Tuscan capital next to grand entrances of sumptuous noble palaces where wealthy families used to sell alcohol directly to thirsty customers, passing flasks through to eager hands. AFP

A person holding a glass of wine next to the "buchetta del vino", a small window to serve wine, a tradition which has been in existence since the Renaissance period and is typical in the streets of Florence, Italy. As 16th century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the current coronavirus pandemic. The small "wine windows" can be seen dotted across the Tuscan capital next to grand entrances of sumptuous noble palaces where wealthy families used to sell alcohol directly to thirsty customers, passing flasks through to eager hands. AFP

Massimo Casprini, author of the book "The little window fo wine" (I finestrini del vino) poses next to a "buchetta del vino", a small window to serve wine, a tradition which has been in existence since the Renaissance period and is typical in the streets of Florence, Italy. As 16th century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the current coronavirus pandemic. The small "wine windows" can be seen dotted across the Tuscan capital next to grand entrances of sumptuous noble palaces where wealthy families used to sell alcohol directly to thirsty customers, passing flasks through to eager hands. AFP

A girl walks past a "buchetta del vino", a small window to serve wine, a tradition which has been in existence since the Renaissance period and is typical in the streets of Florence, Italy. As 16th century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the current coronavirus pandemic. The small "wine windows" can be seen dotted across the Tuscan capital next to grand entrances of sumptuous noble palaces where wealthy families used to sell alcohol directly to thirsty customers, passing flasks through to eager hands. AFP

A woman walks with her dog past a "buchetta del vino", a small window to serve wine, a tradition which has been in existence since the Renaissance period and is typical in the streets of Florence, Italy. As 16th century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the current coronavirus pandemic. The small "wine windows" can be seen dotted across the Tuscan capital next to grand entrances of sumptuous noble palaces where wealthy families used to sell alcohol directly to thirsty customers, passing flasks through to eager hands. AFP

A waiter puts a glass of wine in the "buchetta del vino", a small window to serve wine, a tradition which has been in existence since the Renaissance period and is typical in the streets of Florence, Italy. As 16th century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the current coronavirus pandemic. The small "wine windows" can be seen dotted across the Tuscan capital next to grand entrances of sumptuous noble palaces where wealthy families used to sell alcohol directly to thirsty customers, passing flasks through to eager hands. AFP