The residents of Castelvetro, a small village around 16 kilometres south of Modena awoke on Tuesday morning to find Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro – a sparkling red wine – coming from their taps, according to the local newspaper, Gazzetta di Modena.
The surprise was the result of an accident rather than a miracle.
The wine was piped into homes in the Castelvetro area of Modena from the nearby Settecani winery after a “technical fault” in one of the winery’s silos meant wine was leaking into its water pipes.
As the wine reportedly had a higher pressure than the water in the pipes, it began to run through the system and into nearby homes.
The local water board quickly sent technicians to put things back to normal – but not before residents “bottled as much of the precious liquid as they could to enjoy later at a lunch or dinner along with other typical Modenese specialties”.
One local wrote on Facebook: “Opening the faucet seeing Grasparossa come out I think it’s a dream come true. Good morning.”
The local council issued an apology for the incident on Facebook, and while some village residents voiced concern about the safety of their water supply, other complaints were directed at the council and local water company for fixing the problem too quickly.
