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The story behind the name of Est! Est!! Est!!! di
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ahead of him to survey the villages along the route for the best wines. The 'wine scout' had instructions to write 'Est' (Latin for 'It is' or 'There is') on the door or on the wall of the inns he visited when he was particularly impressed with the quality of the wine they served so the bishop
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Flemish bishop, attending the coronation of
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following on his trail would have known in advance where to make a stop. At a
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bishop on his way to Rome who sends a servant ahead to find places with the best wine for the bishop to enjoy. Visiting villages throughout Italy, the servant would scrawl
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in chalk on the door of the establishments whose wines he enjoyed and, being so impressed with the wines of
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instead of meeting the Pope, etc.), the story is considered by many wine experts, such as
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