History of wine

The Greeks had a long path of history to get to where they are today. One of The two Great Gods of Earth had a big importance to Ancient Greece. This God was Dionysus or Bacchus, who is the God of the vine/wine and known for grapes. Dionysus controlled the crops, he was the water and heat in which they needed to grow. Without the help of Dionysus the Greeks could not have thrived. Dionysus allowed them to be able to feed their population, which in turn meant the population would increase. Even…

exact sculptor who made this statue is not known, however, it is believed to have been a Milanese artist. The sculpture is a classic example of high Renaissance period sculpture in Italy. Additionally, this sculpture provides a great insight into how wine is a significant part of the roman civilization. The statue of Bacchus and a faun is a bronze statue, which stands…

Red wine is one of the many types of alcoholic beverage and is characterized by the distinct dark red color from the dark red grapes it is made from. Red wine is said to deliver health benefits when consumed in moderate amounts consistently. The health benefits are results of the antioxidants that are present in red wine. These health benefits are unique to red wine because grapes are healthy fruits that contain numerous nutrients and antioxidants. These positive properties of grapes are…

The law of the drinking age should be lowered because it is not fair to prevent some adults from the rights of other adults.The history of laws on alcohol restriction have proven to be faulted as they can not adequately prevent the drinking of alcohol. When a citizen turns 18, they are given all new rights except for, the right to drink alcohol. The drinking age should stay at 21 because it prevents young adults from drinking and making mistakes that can cost them later in life. God says it is…

Exploring the Creation of an AVA: the Petaluma Gap “Fall into the Gap” may become the new catchphrase for Sonoma County wine-lovers in 2016 if a 200,000 acre region known as the Petaluma Gap – now a part of the Sonoma Coast AVA – is awarded its own American Viticultural Area [AVA] designation some 10 long years after a local winemaker alliance began their quest for recognition citing their most distinctive factor – WIND! Tracing the path of the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance’s [PGWA]…

is Pruno Pruno is a homemade alcoholic beverage, sometimes called “prison wine” or “toilet wine.” It’s made of a variety of different ingredients, ranging from fruit and sugar to ketchup and bread. Prison inmates typically make this beverage using any available food items that will ferment into alcohol or flavor the result. Its intoxicating potency can vary from 2%-14%, which corresponds to a weak beer or to a fortified wine. Its name dates back to 1936 and may come from the…

Italian food is one of the most popular foods globally. The reason behind its worldwide popularity is because it has developed through many centuries through changes in social and political settings (Fortina, 2003 p.398). Origin of Italian dishes date back as the 4th B.C.E with the main origin areas in the ancient Roman Empire, Etruscan and ancient Greek. They were significant changes especially after the agrarian revolution in Europe as new crops were grown such as the potatoes, maize, pepper…

violence. Its manufacturing all started about ten thousand years ago, when honey and wild yeasts were used to produced a fermented drink. Grapevines were being cultivated, for the purpose of making wine, by six thousand BC. Two thousand years later, present day Iraq had a great winemaking enterprise. Wine production and shipping throughout the Mediterranean were important businesses around three thousand BC. The roman god Dionysus ( the god of the grape harvest and winemaking)…

tobacco, credit cards, voting, marriage, signing of contracts, gambling, and much more. Out of all of these activities an 18 year old can be a part of, why would alcohol still be illegal? A changing world calls for the changes of public laws. The history behind this dates back to 1984 when the national minimum age of drinking was turned to 21 because of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. This law voiced that states had to enact a minimum drinking age of 21 or they would lose up to ten…

Everyone should be taught about what ageing really is the ups and the downs. That wrinkles come with the happy stories. Where one cultural may find belching an act of being rude at dinner another culture may find it flattering. Age can be treated like wine or it can be treated like poop. Some even find aging to be exciting like a child who states they are a big kid and do it by themselves is good. Though it can be looked at as a bad thing when taught that ageing leads to loneliness. No one wants…