07-01-2008, 02:37 PM
Chris, here's a link to a blog discussing recreation of wine at Pompeii: [url:2vipix0s]http://blogs.discovery.com/news_archaeorama/2007/10/pompeiis-wine.html[/url]
It says, in part, "Mastroberardino and the Archaeological Superintendence began growing experimental vines using the traces of Pompeii's old vines in 1996, when varieties similar to those buried under 9 feet of volcanic ash were planted in exactly the spots where they stood 2,000 years ago.
The result is the Villa dei Misteri, a ruby-red, full-bodied wine. Blending two local varieties - Columbina Purpurea and Vitis Oleagina – the wine gets its name from the Villa of Mysteries, one of Pompeii's famous frescoed houses."
Sadly, it's not commercially available: many of the 2,000 bottles produced are auctioned off to benefit archaeological restoration projects.
It says, in part, "Mastroberardino and the Archaeological Superintendence began growing experimental vines using the traces of Pompeii's old vines in 1996, when varieties similar to those buried under 9 feet of volcanic ash were planted in exactly the spots where they stood 2,000 years ago.
The result is the Villa dei Misteri, a ruby-red, full-bodied wine. Blending two local varieties - Columbina Purpurea and Vitis Oleagina – the wine gets its name from the Villa of Mysteries, one of Pompeii's famous frescoed houses."
Sadly, it's not commercially available: many of the 2,000 bottles produced are auctioned off to benefit archaeological restoration projects.
Iulia Sempronia (Sara Urdahl)
Officium ante Proprium Bonum
Officium ante Proprium Bonum