Wines have a prominent share in the history of mankind. If you will turn back few pages from the history, you will get to know that how important drinking wine was considered during that time. In ancient Greece, those who did not drink wine were regarded as barbarian. The term barbarian was used to describe people who were uncivilized or inferior.People at that time used to follow simple wine making recopies and usually would make it at home. Let’s have a look at some of the famous ancient wines:Lora: It was a bitter wine made from soaking the grape skin husks, seeds and any other product left from the mashing process. As per the Greece literature, this wine was generally served to slaves or old women. Today these leftover grape products are used in the process of distillation of the liquor Grappa.Setinum: It is considered to be one of the best Italian wines. Setinum has a husky and sweet flavor that made it popular. It was the preferential wine of Augustus hailing down from the hills of Setia. However, soon Setinum’s came into the bad picture and this once admired wine came on the verge of extinction due to corrupted cultivation practices and the canal of Nero that was dug out directly in this grapes fields.Falernian: It was the wine of the riches. It had an alcohol content of more than 15% and was often aged for 15 to 20 years. Falernian was made from the Aminean grape growing in close proximity to Naples, but exported to Mt. Falernus between Latium and Campania.Surrentine: This was considered to be the wine of the middle-class people. Coming from the bay of Naples, this wine lacked richness and moist. Surrentime was referred as nothing, but generous vinegar kept for 5 to 20 years by Emperor Tiberius. His successor Caligula, on the other hand, called it worthless. The reaction of these high-status personalities could be understood as they had tasted much premium wines than this.Lesbian: No, this was not the wine of lesbians. Lesbian was a Greek wine coming from the island of Lesbos. It had a natural taste of salt water to it and was light and wholesome a pallet.Taenioticum: This wine was named after a long thin sandy rim near the western end of the Nile Delta. Taenioticum had an oily consistency, harsh flavor, and a different aroma. The oily texture used to get disappeared when taenioticum was mixed with waterAlban: Alban was a wine full of flavors. It had a mix of sweet, sharp and rough flavors. This wine of the royal people was kept for 15 years to get the perfect flavor. This is one of the wines that prove the quote that “wines taste better with age”.So, now when you know about some of the ancient wines that most of the world never seen or heard about, flaunt your knowledge in your next wine party.
