A guide to selecting, serving, and enjoying wine
Wine plays an important role in the religious life of both Jews and Christians. Just as Canon Law governs the use of altar or sacramental wine in the Roman Catholic Church, the rules of “halacha” govern the production of Kosher wine. Guest author Shay P explains process of creating a Kosher wine.
Viticulture, the process of growing wine grapes, has been raised from ancient art to a complex combination of science and art. Add in all the other special knowledge and skills required to produce the end product —bottled wine— and you have a Herculean (or is that Dionysian?) task.
Some agriculture regions would be almost worthless without the grape and the wine it produces. The best wine grapes grow in surprising places.
Wine — Ancient Art, Modern Science, and Global Business
In one form or another wine production has been carried out for thousands of years. Pottery discovered in Persia (present-day Iran), dated at 5,500 BC show evidence of grape use for wine making. Jars from Jiahu in China containing wine from wild grapes date to between 6000 and 7000 BC.
