The aperitivo tradition

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welcome to Italy today we are in

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beautiful Venice at the stunning ciprian

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hotel to walk you through a very special

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cultural tradition the operative

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experience

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I'm Adelina fostati from condana's

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traveler Italia and I'm a professional

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expert of aperitivo

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these hours between the end of the work

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day and dinner are a time when Italians

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enjoy pre-gener drinks and live snacks

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to unwind after a long day though it's

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widely recognized that modern aperitivo

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began in Northern Italy all roads lead

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to Rome when it comes to the roots of

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this tradition ancient Romans practice

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gustatsu which was a bountiful first

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course served at the Roman banquet this

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course could last for hours and allowed

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ample time for socializing the origins

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of Italy's modern aperitivo culture are

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difficult to trace reports suggest that

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the invention of Vermont in 1786 by

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touring-based distiller Antonio

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benedetto carpano kicked off the

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tradition with its new aromatic herbal

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flavors vermouth quickly became a

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popular and affordable prisoner drink in

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the region after the success of Vermont

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other Italian distillers were quick to

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create their own apparatus such as

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Martino Rossi and Campari both created

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in Northern Italy