Fdip256: A Brief History of Wine

The history of wine is the history of civilization.  It’s a story that dates back to the earliest days of agriculture and encompasses the life and times of our ancestors who consumed wine for both pleasure and ceremony.  When we raise a glass today, we are tasting more than just a fermented grape juice which technology has perfected into a form of liquid art; we are tasting the product of history; an ancient beverage that friends have shared over the millennium at the end of their long and arduous days shaping the world into a better place for themselves and us, their descendants.

Links:

http://twitter.com/steverunner

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/phedippidations

http://steverunnerblog.com

http://teammojoloco.blogspot.com

Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture by Patrick E. McGovern and Robert G. Mondavi (Jan 2, 2007)  And the second is titled  A Short History of Wine by Roderick Phillips (Nov 12, 2002)

"America's a Nice Italian Name" by Allan Sherman

“Wine Woman and Song” by Johnny Ferreira http://www.johnnyferreira.com

[Click HERE for a link to the show]