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Modo di Bere: Wine & Language

Rose Thomas Bannister

The podcast about wine and language and the people who keep local culture alive. Travel through regional cultures from Calabria, to Texas, to Tuscany, to New York, learning about new drinks and dialects from wine educator Rose Thomas Bannister and her fascinating friends.

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54:33

New York is the Place for Giulia Álvarez-Katz

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2024/01/25

The gustatory glory of multicultural NYC has been food writer Giulia Álvarez-Katz's stomping ground for as long as she can remember. Rose Thomas dusts off her mixology skills with a custom Third Place cocktail in honor of Giulia's video series about the places where New Yorkers loiter, shoot the shit and congregate. RT and Giulia discuss the process, if any, of becoming a New Yorker. Giulia dishes on: Her favorite takeout. Breaking up at the bar. Experts. Accent shaming. The unofficial official

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01:10:39

Michaele Weissman on the Meaning of Bread

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2024/01/12

In her literary memoir The Rye Bread Marriage, author and food writer Michaele Weissman turns her skills with history, psychology and adventure to her own family story. This interview begins with the gonzo travel that led to Michaele's seminal book on specialty coffee. It goes on to describe the Latvian poetry and the loaves of bread that opened up Michaele's understanding in ways that surprised her as a writer and as a human being in love with a theoretical physicist war refugee. Born in Latvia

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31:02

Sparkling Wine from The Mountains: Trento DOC with...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/12/31

As an advocate for small growers with her company Wine Soul, Alessandra Caroni educates us about Trento DOC, a sparkling wine made in the classic method from grapes grown in the Dolomite Mountains. Maso Martis is the organic brand she represents in Trento DOC. These wines from the Northern Italian region of Trentino area fantastic value for sparkling wine fans who are shopping outside the champagne box. (For another example of champagne method wine, known as "metodo classico" in Italy, check out

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01:07:54

Rye Revolution: Whiskey and Bread with Avery Robinson

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/12/15

Culinary historian and bakery manager Avery Robinson works with a nonprofit called Rye Revival, encouraging people to plant and enjoy more rye. Avery explains what’s special about rye for ecology, distillation, nutrition and cultural connection. He shares Yiddish drinking sayings and thoughts on drinking as an agricultural act while he and Rose Thomas taste Balcones rye whiskey and enjoy three types of rye bread from Black Rooster Food. There is a bit of New York City street noise early in the

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01:10:54

The Boot in 20: Lombardia (with Susannah Gold)

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/12/01

Susannah Gold returns as the expert on Lombardia for the Modo di Bere series The Boot in 20. For each of Italy's 20 wine regions, Rose Thomas asks an expert to bring the map to life, identifying major grapes, wines, soils and microclimates. Susannah tells stories about the region's history, considers the future in terms of climate change, and shares advice about planning a visit! What's the smallest DOCG in Italy? What do they call the grape Tocai Friulano in Lombardia? What does the Red Cross

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54:22

Sublime Memories: Food and Wine Pairing with Joyce Lin

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/11/14

A conversation with Joyce Lin, sommelier, artist and food and wine pairing specialist. Joyce grew up in Taiwan and resides in New York City. She is a creative educator on social media, YouTube and her website, sipwithjoyce.com. Whether you prefer wine, cocktails, beer or bubble tea, there's something for everyone in this episode. Joyce and Rose Thomas discuss pairing creativity with a wine career and how encountering new cultures increases wine pairing skill. Which Italian wines go with Sichuan hot

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40:43

Through Bacco’s Door: Nobile News from Montepulciano

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/11/07

Rose Thomas interviews Andrea Rossi, president of the Consorzio of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Silvia Loriga, who works at the Consorzio, translates for Andrea. She also describes the medieval city where she was born in such a captivating fashion, Rose Thomas planned a trip to walk through the Porta di Bacco as soon as possible. Big news from the Vino Nobile DOCG is the new Pieve system, geographical subzones that should be rolled out on the labels of Montepulciano's top wines starting in 2024

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05:57

Mesa by Mesa: Advice from Navajo Artist Elmer Yazzie

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/10/20

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,

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44:24

Texas Wine with Shelly Wilfong

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/10/10

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

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05:23

Bestial States, the ”Girly” Glass and the Sicilian...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/10/03

Welcome 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, please support Modo di Bere on Patreon! www.patreon.com/MododiBere Follow @mododibere on Instagram, TikTok and

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39:56

The Raw Rush of Survival: Wine Tour Driving with Rose...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/06/20

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. Towards the end, Rose Thomas shares the story behind the name

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45:12

Glass on the Table: the Multi-Instru-Lingualism of Ou

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/05/21

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

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57:58

The Boot in 20: Campania (with Susannah Gold)

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/05/09

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

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35:10

Language is a Door: Lindsay Szper of Culture Without...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/04/28

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 studies language pedagogy at The New School and is working on a masters in Oral History at Columbia. Listen to Certificate in Teaching English program at The New

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37:15

”What I Need is a Friend”: Lindsay Szper of Culture...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/04/21

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

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57:21

Wine Makes Blood: Sicilian-American Folksinger...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/04/12

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,

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21:46

Spew Assertively: Wine Fair Wisdom with Rose Thomas

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/04/07

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. Phrases from today's episode: "Una gatta frettolosa fa i gattini ciechi" Far more colorful than the English

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40:03

Horse-crazy: Roberto di Filippo on Traditional...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/03/31

Bebe, Diamante, and Pioggia are a team of Italian horses who practice organic viticulture in Umbria with Roberto di Filippo. Roberto got into working with horses when he and his wife Elena opened a second winery in Romania with their partner Roberto Pieroni. Naturally, he made friends with a couple of Amish farmers to ask for advice. Roberto tells Rose Thomas the whole story as they taste and discuss wines made from the local grapes of Umbria and Romania's Danube

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59:44

The Full Belly Sings, Not the Fancy Shirt: Calabrian...

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/03/22

Peppe Voltarelli is a songwriter and actor who travels all around the world singing in Calabrese, the Calabrian dialect. He and Rose Thomas taste a wine from the Cirò DOC. They discuss moving from Cirò to Bologna, and from Nebraska to NYC. They swap sayings, and both Peppe and Rose Thomas perform live songs! Peppe demonstrates how the tarantella rhythm changes from region to region all over the south of Italy, and shows how the spiky--spigoloso--Calabrian dialect is perfect for expressing that you

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28:08

Presidents, and Friends: Teresa Bruno & Ilaria Petitto

Modo di Bere: Wine & Language ·

2023/03/17

Raised in the purest air, where waterfalls cascade down the forested hills of Campania, Teresa Bruno and Ilaria Petitto became friends by chance. Now Teresa is the president of the consorzio for the Southern Italian wine region of Irpinia, and Ilaria is the vice-president. The two winemakers introduce the historic local grapes of Irpinia: Greco di Tufo, Fiano di Avellino, and Aglianico (including Taurasi). They explain their work for the consorzio and impart their best advice for discovering new

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