Drink wine in a porron

THINGS TO DO, SEGOVIA Updated : Jan 19, 2016, 03.44 PM IST

Anita Rao Kashi

Anita Rao Kashi is a freelance travel and food writer based in Bangalore. After nearly 12 years with The Times of India in Bangalore,she went freelance in Jan 2006 to write about travel and food. Her stories have appeared in such publications as Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Magazine India, Economic Times, Jetwings, Femina, Tiger Tales, Silkwinds, Bangalore Mirror, The Star of Malaysia etc. Apart from writing for various national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, as well blogging on travel and food, she has worked on travel and food guides.

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There’s a certain way of drinking wine in Segovia—from a porron. But this is increasingly found more outside the town, in the rural countryside. A transparent and unique glass decanter, porron is a cross between a watering can and a wine bottle and can hold up to 4 litres of wine. The wine, usually red, is directly poured into the mouth from the spout but since there is no contact, a table full of people can share from the same vessel but it is also a test of skill not to let it drip down on the shirt or on the table. Moreover, there’s no measure of how much is being drunk by each person!
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