Bill Beynon, a Trustee with the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, January 28-30, 2022.
“Every day is a gift, not a promise.”
Michelle Tricca, Naples Lifestyle Photographer
Cin cin (pronounced, chin chin) is the Italian version of “Cheers” and a fun & informal way of making a toast. Italians value it as it demonstrates a sense of unity, insinuating mutually exclusive shared sentiment amongst the entire group taking part in the toast. It can be followed with “alla nostra salute,” which means “to your health”. Italians love to say “cin cin” because it recalls the sound of glass touching when making the toast.
Sue G. Collins, editor
At family dinners (we had 22 for a family reunion this summer in Northern Michigan), I always start by thanking the cook and host, acknowledging people who made the greatest effort to join us, and thanking the good Lord above for bringing us all together safely and in good health. Then, I clink glasses with every single person, looking them in the eye, of course! Our family also has three blessings our parents taught us to sing (stemming from Methodist potlucks) and we get a bit dramatic breaking into parts, causing eye-rolls from the long-time in-laws.