“Baths, wine and sex ruin our bodies. But what makes life worth living except baths, wine, and sex?”
~Corpus Inscriptionis VI, 15258
I literally love this old Roman quote, but I think ”massage” should have been added to it as well! ?
Category: Beer & Wine
Book #11–A History of the World in 6 Glasses
It took me FOREVER to read book #10 entitled, Salt—A World History. It was incredibly interesting, but it was a deep read with lots and lots of details. It brought up a memory from years ago when my friend Kym and I went on a salt mine tour when we were in Austria. We donned “miner outfits” and slid down a wooden slide into the mine. This tourist experience was mentioned in the book, and it was a lot of fun.
The new book that I’m reading is called, A History of the World in Six Glasses. The author attempts to explain the history of the world through beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and cola. You should read that as—How Alcohol & Caffeine Changed the World!
My brain has just exploded—while reading the chapter about the history of beer, I found out that the history of bread is closely linked. In fact, archeologists argue over which was developed first.
“The two were just different sides of the same coin: Bread was solid beer, and beer was liquid bread.”
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Orange Wine?
I read the article (featured below) in the United Airlines online magazine when I was traveling recently. My friend Debbie works part-time at a winery in Virginia, so I saved the article for her. I had never heard of orange wine, and I wasn’t sure if she knew of it. It turns out that orange wine was old news for her, but hey, at least I learned something new!
Now I need to try it!
