#recently lena and lex drank a Bâtard-Montrachet

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holy shit, that is niccolò capponi (who owns the Palazzo Capponi featured in both the book and film Hannibal)

Vera Dal 1926

Vera Dal 1926 is a fine foods store that Bedelia tends to visit throughout Antipasto. Each time she says the same thing: “Due bottiglie di Bâtard-Montrachet e li tartufibianchi, per favore.”

The name of the store - “Vera Dal 1926” - means “Real Since 1926.” What she orders translates to: “Two bottles of Bâtard-Montrachet (a wine) and white truffles, please.” x

Vera Dal 1926 is first mentioned in Hannibal Chapter 25. It is a fine food store in Florence that Hannibal Lecter frequents under the guise of Dr. Roman Fell. Batard-Montrachet is first mentioned in Hannibal Chapter 42 as a wine that Hannibal Lecter is prone to consistently buying. Especially from Vera Dal 1926 with some tartufibianchi - which are simply white truffles. Clarice Starling notes this after acquiring his receipts from his time-spent in Florence.

In Hannibal book: “Here were Dr Lecter’s personal papers from the Palazzo Capponi. A few notes on Dante in his familiar handwriting, a note to the cleaning lady, a receipt from the Florentine fine grocer Vera dal 1926 for two bottles of Bâtard-Montrachet and some tartufibianchi.” Which is what Bedelia asks for–in Italian, no less–at the counter.