Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SOAVE
Soave
(noun) dry white Italian wine from Verona
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Soave
A commune in Veneto, Italy
a dry white wine made in that region from grape varieties that include the Garganega
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Source: Wiktionary
So*a"ve, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Sweet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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