Greek Wine

The factors that led to the possibility of producing wine in Greece are the presence of the wild Eurasian grape vine, the availability of cereal crops to provide year round food reserves for wine-making communities, and the invention of pottery, instrumental for making, storing, and serving wine. Grapevines were grown alongside olives, wheat, and barley. Moreover, the attempts to store grapes or grape juice for long periods in pottery vessels resulted in wine. Wine was plentiful enough to be widely affordable because the climate and terrain of the Greek islands and mainland were ideal for viticulture. Furthermore, Greece adopted the practice of growing vines in neat rows, on trellises and stakes, which allowed more vines to be packed into a
The Roman constitution was modeled on Greek lines. Moreover, educated Romans studied Greek literature and could speak the language, fine Greek statues were brought into Rome, and the Romans carried the intellectual and artistic legacy of the Greeks farther than ever before. Furthermore, Romans embraced Greece’s finest wines and winemaking techniques. Vines were transplanted from Greek islands and winemakers began to make imitations of the most popular Greek wines. Lastly, the Romans adopted the Greeks practice of occasionally adding preservatives to
The drinking of wine is associated with wine-making miracles and resurrection after death. It is regarded as a sacred communion. Moreover, Christian church’s produced wine for everyday consumption by those in religious orders. On the other hand, Islam believed in abstention from alcoholic drinks as a result of Allah telling Muhammad that wine and games of chance are abominations devised by Satan. The punishment for anyone drinking was forty lashes. Muslims even banned the medical use of wine. However, Spanish Muslims argue that Muhammad's objection was not so much wine itself but overindulgence. Only wine from grapes had been explicitly banned due to its