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!
Drink wine in a porron
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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