托斯卡納的“葡萄酒窗口”重新開放

Small windows in Florence known as "wine windows" are seeing a resurgence as people look to get food and drinks while keeping socially distant during COVID-19.

佛羅倫薩被稱爲“葡萄酒窗口”的小窗口再次興起，疫情期間人們既能與他人保持距離，又能買到食物和飲品。

These beautiful little windows are known as buchette del vino and are unique to Tuscany, according to Insider. These windows date back centuries, some to medieval times, and were used to sell surplus wine to the working class. In the early 20th century, these windows "gradually became defunct, and many wooden ones were permanently lost in the floods of 1966," Wine Window Association's president Matteo Faglia told the publication.

《Insider》雜誌稱，這些漂亮的小窗戶被稱爲葡萄酒窗口，是托斯卡納獨有的。這些窗口最早出現於幾個世紀前，有些可追溯到中世紀，當時被用來向工人出售多餘的葡萄酒。葡萄酒之窗協會主席Matteo Faglia說，在20世紀早期，這些窗口“逐漸消失，很多木質窗戶在1966年的洪水中被沖毀。”

But when the association was founded in 2015, they aimed to bring reverence back to these historic sites, according to a previous piece by Wine Spectator. They catalogued nearly 300 such windows, which can be spotted in a map on the associations website. Last year, Babae became the first restaurant to re-open a wine window for customers again, but now it seems a lot of spots are following suit.

《葡萄酒觀察家》雜誌此前的一篇文章中說，在2015年這一協會成立時，他們想要讓人們重拾對這些歷史古蹟的敬意。他們登記了近300個這種窗口，在該協會網站的一張地圖上可以看到。去年，Babae成爲第一家向顧客重開葡萄酒窗口的餐廳，現在好像很多餐廳都在效仿。

"Everyone is confined to home for two months and then the government permits a gradual reopening," the Wine Window Association explained on its website. "During this time, some enterprising Florentine Wine Window owners have turned back the clock and are using their Wine Windows to dispense glasses of wine, cups of coffee, drinks, sandwiches and ice cream — all germ-free, contactless!"

葡萄酒之窗協會在網站上解釋說：“大家隔離在家兩個月，政府允許餐飲場所分批次重新營業。在此期間，一些佛羅倫薩有生意頭腦的葡萄酒窗口老闆採用這種復古方式，利用葡萄酒窗口出售葡萄酒、咖啡、飲品、三明治和冰激凌。全部都經過消毒，而且全程無接觸！”

It turns out they were also used for a similar purpose when the Italian Plague hit in the 1630s. Payment was passed through the window via a metal pallet and disinfected with vinegar.

看起來好像和17世紀30年代意大利鼠疫流行時的用處相似。人們付的錢會放在金屬託盤上從窗口拿進來，還會用醋進行消毒。