When I asked the bartender what is Vhino Verde, he started to explain that it is wine that is made when the grapes are still young and green, then he realized he could explain better by just letting me taste. So he got out a glass and pulled the bottle out of the fridge and poured me a small drink. It was carbonated and bitter, like white wine but less sweet. I appreciated the taste very much, but I didn’t like it. So I ordered two glasses of red wine instead.

He poured the glasses very generously, with probably twice as much wine as I’m used to having poured in a glass in the U.S. It was only two euros per glass. I gave him a ten-euro bill. He gave me back a five-euro bill and a one-euro coin. I left the one-euro coin on the bar. I brought both glasses back out to the patio and handed one to Kirissa and told her we’re going to get very drunk for less than ten euros.