cwdjrxyz wrote on Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:24:36 -0700 (PDT):

> On Apr 4, 12:52 pm, Young Martle > wrote:
>> On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 21:51:23 -0700 (PDT), cwdjrxyz
>>
>> > wrote:
> >> SNIP<
> >> others are made today. The Romans sometimes heat treated
> >> amphoras of their favorite wines and aged them for very
> >> many years - an early version of Madeira?
> >SNIP>>
>> Not based any knowledge of wine making for that time, I was
>> think Madeira.

> In the 1981 edition of Alexis Lichine's New Encyclopedia of
> Wine and Spirits, you find much information about ancient
> Roman wines starting on p2.

Thanks to everyone for the interesting information on wine history and
also the references. I know the stories about the origin of the Greek
taste for Retsina but I've only tried the stuff twice and I don't intend
to try again :-)

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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