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Wine has been around for thousands of years... how would ancient wines compare to modern ones?
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October 27, 2009 09:02 PM
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If they were still drinkable after all this time, that would be amazing. If they were we could learn something from them about storage methods.
But assuming you are really asking how they would be side by side with current wines, I am guessing that the flavour of ancient wines would be simpler than current wines primarily because the knowledge about the techniques of wine production and storage have increased so much. A blind test taste with both would be very interesting.
They would also be simpler because they would not have had access to the great variety that is available now or to quick methods of transportation to ship or distribute them. Local wines would most likely truly be local to the grapes that grow well in that area with no little or no influence from outside varieties.
But assuming you are really asking how they would be side by side with current wines, I am guessing that the flavour of ancient wines would be simpler than current wines primarily because the knowledge about the techniques of wine production and storage have increased so much. A blind test taste with both would be very interesting.
They would also be simpler because they would not have had access to the great variety that is available now or to quick methods of transportation to ship or distribute them. Local wines would most likely truly be local to the grapes that grow well in that area with no little or no influence from outside varieties.
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October 27, 2009 10:43 PM
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Ancient wines were usually not matured as they are now. They were drunk relatively young and as such were sweeter. The storage of ancient wine also made them more prone to oxidation and i imagine resulted in a lot of collateral vinegar being produced.
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An experiment has been done to recreate the wines of Pompey during
the Roman Empire. Altough they used both Pliny's direction and modern enological concepts.
The following link may shed some light on your question:
http://www.pompeii-restaurant.com/wine_mastroberardino.asp
Also in ancient times the used to add spices, honey and even sea water to wine.
http://www.axnet.it/forum/vini-antichi-t86016.html?s=6c4ccd6dae2435d2f04af855ae78a4ca& (italian link)
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the Roman Empire. Altough they used both Pliny's direction and modern enological concepts.
The following link may shed some light on your question:
http://www.pompeii-restaurant.com/wine_mastroberardino.asp
Also in ancient times the used to add spices, honey and even sea water to wine.
http://www.axnet.it/forum/vini-antichi-t86016.html?s=6c4ccd6dae2435d2f04af855ae78a4ca& (italian link)
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