Put a large saucepan over a high heat, carefully add the clams and pour over the wine ... pasta is cooked, drain and tip back into the same saucepan in which you cooked it. Pour over the sauce ...
Everywhere you go along the coastline of Italy it will be offered to you in some form or another, perhaps with cozze e vongole (mussels and clams ... pasta to the pan with the shellfish sauce ...
Add the clams, wine ... Add the drained pasta to the pan along with the remaining 6 tablespoons olive oil and the parsley. Cook over medium heat, tossing until the sauce gets a little creamy.