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Gentile Stefano,

ho letto che la vostra enoteca è tra le 36 botteghe storiche premiate dal Comune lo scorso maggio: non capita a molte enoteche arrivare alla terza generazione e vederselo riconoscere dalla città.

Mi chiamo Pietro Galli, produco un gin artigianale. È appena uscito il nostro catalogo di Natale, con anche una linea limited edition pensata per enoteche come la vostra.

Posso mandarle la scheda prodotto, senza impegno?

Le scriverò al massimo altre due volte: se non fa per voi, basta rispondere una riga e non la disturberò più.

Cordiali saluti, Pietro Galli

Ciao Stefano,

grazie mille, mi fa piacere risentirti e capisco benissimo il discorso sulla saturazione di gin: ha senso guardarci solo se c'è davvero qualcosa che torna utile per la tua clientela.

Da qui in poi ti metto in contatto diretto con Pietro (in copia): è lui che segue meglio di chiunque altro il confronto su cosa può avere senso per un'enoteca come la vostra, catalogo alla mano. Ti scriverà a breve.

Grazie ancora per la disponibilità, a presto.

Hej,

I kalder jer selv Danmarks gin-side nummer 1, og det er netop derfor jeg skriver: jeg kiggede jeres udvalg igennem og fandt ikke nogen italiensk håndværksgin imellem mærkerne.

Jeg hedder Pietro Galli, og jeg producerer en italiensk håndværksgin sammen med et historisk destilleri i Midtitalien (sølv ved en international konkurrence). Vores julekatalog er lige udkommet, med en begrænset XMAS-udgave, som vi også tilbyder specialiserede ginbutikker som jeres.

Må jeg sende jer produktbladet, helt uforpligtende?

Jeg skriver højst to gange mere om dette: en enkelt linje er nok, også for at sige nej tak, og så hører I ikke mere fra mig.

Med venlig hilsen, Pietro Galli

Hi Kristian,

thanks for getting back to me, and good to hear there's already some history between your shop and us.

Pricing and commercial terms aren't something I handle directly here — I'm looping in Pietro, who takes care of this part and will get back to you shortly with the product sheet and the terms for the XMAS line. He's also the right person to look into your gin box idea: a dedicated new gin for a subscription box with that kind of reach sounds like a genuinely interesting angle, worth discussing properly rather than me guessing at an answer.

Thanks again for writing back, you'll hear from him soon.

Dear Donald,

I write from northern Italy. Your translation of a nineteenth-century Italian classic, about a family enterprise undone by the modern world it couldn't quite join, is a lineage my own novel belongs to.

My novel is narrated by the son of a family-business owner, watching his own family and the world of Italian small industry come apart under an outside manager's cold hand. It won a national prize for a first novel and was published in Brazil this September.

The opening chapters already exist in English translation, with a full reader's report, if the premise interests you — purely for your reading judgement, not as paid work.

I'll write about this at most twice more, and a single line back, even to decline, is all I need.

Many thanks and kindest regards, Marco Benati

Dear Donald,

No need to worry about the "tu" — delighted to hear from a fellow writer either way, and Tuscan Italian is a fine credential.

Thank you for this, and for the detail on your own work — thirty books of translation is a serious body of work, and I'm glad the family-business theme speaks to you.

Here is the original Italian text now, as a PDF, so you can start whenever suits you — no need to wait for the post. I'll also look into having a physical copy sent to you in Tuscany through my publisher, in time for the 19th.

Many thanks and kindest regards, Marco Benati