Aviner

The French verb used for rinsing one’s wine glass with the wine to come. Often… Continue reading

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A Springtime Sense of Freshness in Every Bubble

“Based on chemistry, DNA, ancient texts, art, ethnography and experimental archaeology, it’s clear that as humans, we are set up as biological creatures to drink alcohol.”

— Dr. Patrick McGovern, Director of Biomolecular Archaeology, University
of Pennsylvania, and author of Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture