by joiedevin | Jun 22, 2020 | History of Wine
Social Drinking Origins – The Roman Convivium Social drinking, joining together for festive consumption of food and drink, was an important social ritual in the world of ancient Rome. Known as the convivium, it was a formally ritualized banquet that united...
by Eric Reamer | Nov 21, 2019 | History of Wine
Is Wine Divine? The Dept. of Justice – Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms controls the sale of wine in the United States. It has been treated like a sinister habit since the end of Prohibition in 1933. But, the origins of wine, which you can trace back over 10,000 years, tell...
by Eric Reamer | Oct 30, 2019 | History of Wine
Late Harvest Wines by Accident Some of the very finest Riesling wines produced in Germany are labeled ‘Spätlese’ (meaning late harvest) which, as in many cases of wine making styles, happened by accident. In 1775 the first vintage of Spätlese occurred when the...
