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In 1559, our old friend, the Grand Duke Cosimo
Primo de Medici, decreed that wealthy Florentines could sell the
wine they produced on their country estates
direct from little windows cut into the walls
of their city palaces instead of through
taverns and inn keepers
Primo de Medici, decreed that wealthy Florentines could sell the
wine they produced on their country estates
direct from little windows cut into the walls
of their city palaces instead of through
taverns and inn keepers
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In 1559, our old friend,
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the Grand Duke Cosimo
Primo de Medici,
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decreed that wealthy Florentines
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could sell the
wine they produced
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on their country estates
direct from little windows
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cut into the walls
of their city palaces
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instead of through
taverns and inn keepers.
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Movie Summary
Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines.