10-14-2007, 07:40 PM
I don't know why modern people seem to like dry wine. It is not historically Ancient Roman. The dry wines were wines that had become less than sweet. Posca is made from wine vinegar and considered the lowest form of drink. In the writings of Pliny and others there are recipes for returning sweetness to wine that has gone sour. The Romans and Judeans liked sweet wine. (Read Jesus' first miracle.)
I found a wonderful 18% alcohol, sweet wine during my stay in Pompeii this September. It was sweeter than the "Tears of Christ" red or white, and called the "Blood of Guido" (is that God or Jesus)? Wonderful, thick, sweet, red wine grown in the soil near Vesuvius. Now I am trying to find some in the USA, with absolutely no luck.
I will pay a bounty plus cost and shipping for more of this wine, and I'll buy it by the case.
I found a wonderful 18% alcohol, sweet wine during my stay in Pompeii this September. It was sweeter than the "Tears of Christ" red or white, and called the "Blood of Guido" (is that God or Jesus)? Wonderful, thick, sweet, red wine grown in the soil near Vesuvius. Now I am trying to find some in the USA, with absolutely no luck.
I will pay a bounty plus cost and shipping for more of this wine, and I'll buy it by the case.
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