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Ancient and Modern Wine
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Ancient peoples ( I know medieval for sure) didnt really water their wines, they "wined their water" lol. Though the Romans and all other ancient people didnt know why, they understood that drinking strait river water made them sick. They didnt seem to make the connection that dumping sewage into the river was a bit nasty in the water.
Alchohol has been used as an antiseptic then and now, and some brialliant guy made the connection that putting wine with your water help reduce the chances of getting the runs :lol:
Would water help make stout wine taste a bit more light and tollerable, of course, but this other reasoning should be considered as well.
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Ancient and Modern Wine - by Senovara - 09-14-2007, 07:35 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Carlton Bach - 09-14-2007, 08:41 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Carlton Bach - 09-15-2007, 06:58 AM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Aurelia - 09-15-2007, 11:55 AM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Senovara - 09-15-2007, 02:58 PM
watering wine? - by richard - 09-15-2007, 11:24 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Aurelia - 09-15-2007, 11:28 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Senovara - 09-16-2007, 10:31 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Aurelia - 09-17-2007, 03:36 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Arahne - 10-18-2007, 06:02 AM
Water and Wine - by Paullus Scipio - 10-18-2007, 06:28 AM
Cretan wine in NY Times - by richard - 11-18-2007, 01:13 PM
spritzer = sangria - by richard - 11-18-2007, 01:16 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by hoplite14gr - 11-18-2007, 07:26 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Iagoba - 11-19-2007, 12:07 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Senovara - 01-07-2008, 04:33 PM
Ancient and Modern Wine - by jonwr - 01-07-2008, 11:53 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Senovara - 01-08-2008, 09:54 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Memmia - 02-29-2008, 07:50 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Lugorix - 06-26-2008, 01:28 AM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Julilla - 06-26-2008, 04:01 AM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Lugorix - 06-28-2008, 09:32 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Julilla - 06-30-2008, 01:34 PM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Nihonius Legio - 10-10-2008, 03:38 AM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by M. Demetrius - 10-10-2008, 10:20 AM
Re: Ancient and Modern Wine - by Nihonius Legio - 10-10-2008, 05:57 PM

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