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The Bibbers of Bibemus
6 Dec2011
BIBEMUS
In Italy We Trust
Mount Etna is alive, will it erupt once more?
The air to be dust-laden and scorched
Hell could break loose within its core
Bringing havoc to everything it torched
The lava may flow over the mountain side
Destroying flora, fauna by its flood
Countless beasts may have bellowed and died
In forest-fires and the blazing mud
Beneath these dragon-like fires are sprung
New buds bursting for light
Vines all twisted in the baking sun
Crafting the vino we drink tonight
Interwoven by La Donna del Vino
Last week saw the inaugural tasting for an adoring Italian wine club called Bibemus. That’s Bibemus as in Latin for ‘we drink‘ and pronounced like an ol’ Scottish man saying ‘baby moose‘.
Initiated by Italophiles Matt Paul, Jane Faulkner, Anthony D’Anna and Krystina Menegazzo, the purpose of creating Bibemus was to act as an excuse to gather a group of Italian wine-adoring friends for an evening of entertainment via imbibing and dining.
That being our mission, the first evening held at Merchant in the Rialto…was a success. And the theme?
MOUNT ETNA
(Insert Tchaikovsky’s climactic ‘1812 Overture‘ music here)
Mount Etna eruption in 1989 - Photograph by Boris Behncke
To train the growth, or go all bush?
28 Nov2011
What did you think this would be?
I dissertation that discussed the potential benefits in ‘To groom, or not to groom your nether regions?’
As much as I would like to venture into great detail on the topic (I kid), this is a blog that is read most eagerly by none other than my mother, which tends to prevent ghastly filth from pouring from my mouth and onto the keyboard. I have heard that it is probably a good thing to be tamed.
Continuing on, the play on words at least allowed me to demonstrate my cunning punning expertise.
I will call it my ‘cun pun‘, for short.
La Donna del Vino
"'Just living is not enough,' said the butterfly. 'One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.'" - Hans Christian Andersen
La Donna del Vino 