01-25-2004, 05:20 PM
As I understand our wine is a bit different from the ancients; however, any wine drinker will tell you that once a bottle is opened, it may last anywhere from less than a day to several days, before it goes 'off'. Now, it won't go moldy; it will just turn sour and lose all its scent. I have had opened bottles on the counter that sit half full for weeks (with a cork in it) but they never get mold.<br>
I do not think grape juice could do that.<br>
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Remember that Roman wine had several price levels, and there was posca, a mixture of wine vinegar and water. So they may have had a use for older wines, which fits in with any restaurant's recycling of yesterday's leftovers. <p>Legio XX<br>
Caupona Asellinae</p><i></i>
I do not think grape juice could do that.<br>
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Remember that Roman wine had several price levels, and there was posca, a mixture of wine vinegar and water. So they may have had a use for older wines, which fits in with any restaurant's recycling of yesterday's leftovers. <p>Legio XX<br>
Caupona Asellinae</p><i></i>
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?