For the best gelato, it's best to eat it according to whenver a specific fruit is in season.  

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That's right, in Puglia, you can buy wine right out of a "wine pump."  It's called vino sfuso. This wine is meant to be consumed quickly as most are raw, young wines.  

One of the most popular places to buy wine this way, is at Consorzio Produttori Vini Manduria, in the Taranto province. 
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​You may bring your own container or purchase plastic bottles. After the staff fills your bottles, you will go to the cash register to pay for your wine.  Prices typically vary according to the alcohol content of the wine. There is frequently a line, so you'll have to be patient.  You can shop their bottled wines while you wait; there is also a museum located in underground which has exhibits of wine history.  

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Venice has several hotels which are located on private islands off of the main island.  If you desire privacy and wish to be away from the hustle and bustle of Venice, you may prefer to stay in one of these hotels.  There are good points and not so good points.

It's quieter and many offer a swimming pool which is rather unusual for Venice hotels.  They will offer garden areas which come at a premium on the main Venetian island.  The Belmond Cipriani not only features a large pool, they also have tennis courts and you'll see small animals walking about.

You will have to take a boat to the main island and back to your hotel.  These are usually complimentary and take from less than 10 minutes to about 20 minutes.  I just loved sailing along in "my" vaporetto (private water taxi) as I was whisked across the canal from the Cip (Cipriani) back to Venice proper - it was a small motorboat which holds 1-8 passengers so it's quite luxurious.  However, if you stay at the newer JW Marriott resort, its island is about 20 minutes from Venice so it can add a certain amount of "travel" time going back and forth.  And, their boat(s) while very sleek, are much larger than the small Cipriani vaporetto.  Then, you will have to co-ordinate your schedule with the times the shuttles run and after a certain time a night they are shut down and you would have to arrange a private vaporetto to take you back to "your" island.  Finally, keep in mind that you won't have as extensive a variety of evening entertainment options as you would on the main island.

As for me, I think I'll alternate - one visit on the main island, the next on a private island, and so forth.

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