[blam]

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[dead]

I thought the first wine occurred when Helen Thomas' parents wouldn't let her go on a date with the dapper young Frank Lautenberg.

[glock rocks]

Interesting, blam. I would have thought the first wine would be palm wine. It's got a self-contained fermenter, and takes minimal knowledge, skill and upkeep.

[Dog Gone]

I'm sure the first wine, just like the first beer, was made by accident. That accident was enjoyed and intentionally re-created.

[EggsAckley]

Great article, blam. My Dad would have enjoyed it, and probably could have even added to it. He was the President of the International Society of Vintners for several years.......and wine maker at the biggest winery in the world for over 60 years.

Thanks for posting this. It reminds me of how brilliant my Dad was.

[Chode]

Beer was the foundation of civilization.

Man was a hunter / gatherer of seeds.

One day he ate some seed that had gotten wet and had fermented.

He LIKED the way he felt.

It took awhile for him to connect the dots in the fermentation process to the buzzz.

He said to himself, instead of chasing the crops, if I stay in ONE PLACE and plant this stuff I can have all the wet grain I need to get drunk on???

Instant farmer / civilization.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

"Paleolithic humans slurped the juice of naturally fermented wild grapes from animal-skin pouches."

Like modern Spain and its botas?

[SunkenCiv]

Then, some drunken caveman passed out, left the cap off the wineskin, wound up with vinegar, and figured out salad dressing and pickling. ;') Thanks Blam.

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[Henchman]

"Ahh," McGovern said. "'twill never replace a pint (point) of Guiness

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