What wines did the Roman leave behind that we still drink today ?!
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Interesting question!
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"Italy claims well over a thousand varieties of grapes, of which some 400 are in regular use. Many of these trace their roots, literally and figuratively, to ancient times. The greco vines, which today produce Greco del Tufo, one of southern Italy's most famous wines, obviously came from Greece. The precursors of sangiovese, the principal grape of Chianti, appear to have been cultivated in Tuscany by the Etruscans.
At San Felice, a large wine estate and research center near Siena in the Chianti region, some 300 long-forgotten grape varieties, many of them ancestors of sangiovese, are being nurtured in a special vineyard. At a seminar there a few years ago, I tasted wines made from grapes with names like abrusco, colorino, aleante, morellino and pugnitello, all of them related to sangiovese. One day, some of them may stand on their own, like arneis; others may be added to the Chianti blend to give it richness and new vigor. "
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Claret , in the early days ,the only successful grapes ,to grow in that area ,were red , the dry arid land and lack of good water , kept the storage casks ,at a minimal , the yeast from the grapes produced problems ,and this is why they had an abundance of vinegar , which in turn was used for a 1000. , and 1 cure all , first aid ,cleaning , etc
red wine and white wine. also grape wine... and every other wine .haha
Well actually they drank it all back then.