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From vines to wines in classical Rome : a handbook of viticulture and oenology in Rome and the Roman West
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ISBN: 9789004334588 9004334580 9789004334595 9004334599 Year: 2017 Publisher: Boston : Brill,

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David L. Thurmond’s From Vines to Wines in Classical Rome is the first general handbook on winemaking in Rome in over 100 years. In this work, Thurmond surveys the biology of the vine, the protohistory, history, viticulture, winemaking, distribution and modes of consumption of wine in classical Rome. He uses a close reading of the relevant Latin texts along with a careful survey of relevant archaeology and comparative practices from modern viticulture and oenology to elucidate this essential element of Roman culture.

Ancient wine : the search for the origins of viniculture
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ISBN: 0691070806 1400849535 0691127840 1306154200 Year: 2003

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The history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the earliest stages of vinicultural history and prehistory, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, 'Ancient Wine' opens up whole new chapters in the fascinating story of wine and the vine by drawing upon recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA sleuthing, and the texts and art of long-forgotten peoples. Patrick McGovern takes us on a personal odyssey back to the beginnings of this consequential beverage when early hominids probably enjoyed a wild grape wine. We follow the course of human ingenuity in domesticating the Eurasian vine and learning how to make and preserve wine some 7,000 years ago. Early winemakers must have marveled at the seemingly miraculous process of fermentation. From success to success, viniculture stretched out its tentacles and entwined itself with one culture after another (whether Egyptian, Iranian, Israelite, or Greek) and laid the foundation for civilization itself. As medicine, social lubricant, mind-altering substance, and highly valued commodity, wine became the focus of religious cults, pharmacopoeias, cuisines, economies, and society. As an evocative symbol of blood, it was used in temple ceremonies and occupies the heart of the Eucharist. Kings celebrated their victories with wine and made certain that they had plenty for the afterlife. (Among the colorful examples in the book is McGovern's famous chemical reconstruction of the funerary feast--and mixed beverage--of "King Midas.") Some peoples truly became "wine cultures." When we sip a glass of wine today, we recapitulate this dynamic history in which a single grape species was harnessed to yield an almost infinite range of tastes and bouquets. 'Ancient Wine' is a book that wine lovers and archaeological sleuths alike will raise their glasses to.


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Weinbau im Deutschwallis : Sachkultur, Wortschatz, Sprachgeographie
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ISBN: 3719308103 Year: 1982 Volume: vol 23 Publisher: Frauenfeld Huber


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Classification of vine varieties in the European Community and common organisation of the market of wine

Wine and the vine : an historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade
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ISBN: 0415031206 Year: 1991 Publisher: London New York Routledge

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