[SunkenCiv]

[The Conversation]

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[Jonty30]

I don’t drink. But I wouldn’t mind trying it once. Can that stuff be bought?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Did Cretan Winemakers Scam Their Roman Customers?

Were they selling something that was difficult or time consuming to make and thus had a high price tag?

Then of course, at least some of them were.

Fashions and taste come and go, people stay the same.

[alexander_busek]

Did Cretan Winemakers Scam Their Roman Customers?

"Drying out grapes before fermentation and making wine from raisins produces a sweeter vintage that was popular across the ancient Mediterranean world, especially with the Romans. However, this process requires time and patience, two things that Roman consumers winemakers may not have had."

Regards,

[Hebrews 11:6]

One of Crete’s own prophets has said it:
“Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
This saying is true.
Titus 1:12-13

[ConservativeMind]

Those Cretans!

[Mr. Blond]

There’s no stoppin’ the Cretans from hoppin’.

[11th_VA]

“The Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies” ( Titus 1:12 ).

[madison10]

Probably. They had a bad reputation.

[Secret Agent Man]

Not a fan of sweet wines to drink, maybe to use in a pasta sauce.

[Organic Panic]

Anyone who has visited Knossos knows it is a fantastical creation of a self promoting archeologist. Indeed it is a wonderful visit. But seems quite absurd.

That said. A fantastic place to visit considering the achievements in sewage and I irrigation infrastructure. And if you go Xania is a wonderful vacation spot. L

[mbrfl]

As long as it tasted good and had the expected alcohol content, no harm done, I suppose. For all we know the honey might have been a known ingredient prized by consumers that gave the Cretan passum a distinctive taste that customers desired.

[Red Badger]

Of course! They were CRETANS!...................

[Red Badger]

They were just playing passum.......................

[Joe 6-pack]

"A recent investigation by University College Dublin archaeologist Conor Trainor..."

Of course, watered down spirits are a matter of grave concern to the Irish.

[trebb]

Per one of my school teachers - many of them suffered brain damage because they stored wine in lead containers because it made the wine taste sweeter - and the lead made them “Caligula crazy”....

[Vigilanteman]

If they successfully pulled off the scam, would that make the Cretan winemakers NOT cretans?

[GreenHornet]

This deception was eventually exposed by an ancient Greek bar rescue specialist named Jonus Taffercus - “YOU PEOPLE DIGUST ME! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS?”

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

Is the statue of limitation in effect for consumer fraud? If not, let’s sue them. 😀