托斯卡纳的“葡萄酒窗口”重新开放

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.

佛罗伦萨被称为“葡萄酒窗口”的小窗口再次兴起，疫情期间人们既能与他人保持距离，又能买到食物和饮品。

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》杂志称，这些漂亮的小窗户被称为葡萄酒窗口，是托斯卡纳独有的。这些窗口最早出现于几个世纪前，有些可追溯到中世纪，当时被用来向工人出售多余的葡萄酒。葡萄酒之窗协会主席Matteo Faglia说，在20世纪早期，这些窗口“逐渐消失，很多木质窗户在1966年的洪水中被冲毁。”

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.

《葡萄酒观察家》杂志此前的一篇文章中说，在2015年这一协会成立时，他们想要让人们重拾对这些历史古迹的敬意。他们登记了近300个这种窗口，在该协会网站的一张地图上可以看到。去年，Babae成为第一家向顾客重开葡萄酒窗口的餐厅，现在好像很多餐厅都在效仿。

"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!"

葡萄酒之窗协会在网站上解释说：“大家隔离在家两个月，政府允许餐饮场所分批次重新营业。在此期间，一些佛罗伦萨有生意头脑的葡萄酒窗口老板采用这种复古方式，利用葡萄酒窗口出售葡萄酒、咖啡、饮品、三明治和冰激凌。全部都经过消毒，而且全程无接触！”

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.

看起来好像和17世纪30年代意大利鼠疫流行时的用处相似。人们付的钱会放在金属托盘上从窗口拿进来，还会用醋进行消毒。