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Miracle wine flows from taps

Posted by Sinks on 27th Jun 2017

A simple plumbing mistake lead to residents of the Italian town of Marino seeing sparkling white wine flow from their household taps, instead of the usual water.As part of the annual Marino Grape Festival, free white wine from the renowned local vineyards was due to flow from the marble fountain in the town square, but as the mayor and locals gathered expectantly, glasses in hand, they were left disappointed.Then one resident emerged onto her balcony and revealed that she had wine flowing from her kitchen tap, prompting a cry of miracolo.Before long the error in plumbing had been discovered and corrected, but the event has certainly left an impression on the townsfolk.It all happened at the same time as Sagra dell Uva Grape Festival so everyone thought it was a miracle - I dont think that the mayor and the other officials were very happy though, one resident said.Mayor Palozzi said that despite the hitch every day enjoyed the festival. I dont think it dampened the enthusiasm of people at the festival and everyone still had a good time, he said.While they might be designed to dispense water rather than wine, taps from manufacturers such as Franke and Gessi offer the latest in technology and ADNFCR-1321-ID-18816497-ADNFCR