Wine in history: Christmas mulling and mixing
In his latest reflection on the cultural history of wine, Stuart Walton looks at the various ways that wine and…
ByIn his latest reflection on the cultural history of wine, Stuart Walton looks at the various ways that wine and…
ByStuart Walton explores the long European tradition of drinking unfinished wine shortly after harvest—a practice rich in cultural significance. At…
ByThroughout human history, wine and other libations have been central to ceremonies and rituals marking the passage from this world…
ByStuart Walton examines the culture of alcoholic excess in Late Georgian England, when heavy drinking was considered a manly British…
ByStuart Walton casts an historical eye over wine’s use as an aphrodisiac, from the Greek symposium to the findings of…
ByIn his second Wine in History column, Stuart Walton explores the role of alcohol as a tool of diplomacy. No…
ByIn the first of a new series of columns exploring wine at pivotal moments in social and cultural history, Stuart…
ByWhat can the ancient history of wine tell us about the role of alcohol in modern human society? Andrew Jefford…
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