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Perspectives | On Wine

Answers from Shakespeare, Baudelaire and Li Po

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Oct 13, 2024
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According to Ovid, 'when there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing.' This week feels like a good week to put that theory to the test.

Perspective One: Wine as a source of inspiration

'Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.'

Aristophanes

Since it was first made, we believe around 6,000 to 7,000 BC…

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