Italian archaeologists have grape expectations of their ancient wine

The Guardian (UK) ^ | 8-22-2013 | Tom Kington

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It would be fascinating to time travel to a Roman banquet and sample their food and wine. Some of the feasts sound really decadent.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Renfield.

[Bigg Red]

Cool!

[SunkenCiv]

I’m just surfin’ the FRchives today.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2571104/posts?page=9#9

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The modern comeback of Ancient Rome’s legendary wine: Falerno
http://socialvignerons.com/2018/05/10/the-modern-comeback-of-ancient-romes-legendary-wine-falerno/

Villa Matilde
http://www.villamatilde.it/en/index.php

The Cult Wine of 121 B.C. | Wine Spectator
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/the-cult-wine-of-121-bc-44663

Roman Vintages
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/vintage.html

Roman Falernian Wine, “The Toast of Ancient Poets and Senators”
https://italoamericano.org/story/2016-1-5/roman-wine

Whats the big deal with Falernian Wine?
http://cl443543.blogspot.com/2012/09/whats-big-deal-with-falernian-wine.html

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