Nostr Web Client

Yes, totally agree. And I would include wine into the mix of totally acceptable alcohol drinks. As a matter of fact, sweet cider is the only alcohol drink that doesn’t quite cut it.

(For some reason there are a lot of Christians who refuse to drink and I think it's for religious reasons. But didn't Jesus himself drink wine? I think so. And for sure he had nothing against people who drink wine.)

🦜 Beaks N Breaks 🌊 4mo ago

Fun fact: back then (around the time Jesus lived), wine almost certainly had a lower alcohol content. Most natural (wild) yeast used for fermentation actually stopped working around 4-7% ABV. Modern strains have been developed to allow fermentation up to 12-15%, but these didn't exist back then. Also, it was very common practice in the Greco-Roman world to dilute wine with water in a 1:2 or 1:4 ratio and was considered barbaric and inappropriate to drink it straight. So, not exactly a direct comparison. Also, my high school Latin teacher would be very proud of me right now for remembering this!

Just thought you might find that interesting... Carry on and enjoy your wine! Cheers! 🍷

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

David Ledoux 4mo ago

Hang on we can't chat about wine without nostr:nprofile1qqs2gndun24r2utk5l20tscsdprw5zttvm0qk58w8xhl2ja2kmzt7jcpvemhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33x5ehsmt90q6ry7p5vd5xge3hx5mksupnwym857rpvaukk6m9dvmhqer8wa6hwepsxu6rjd35v34hj6rp89ensvnj096ns0mzwfhkzerrv9ehg0t5wf6k2qg7waehxw309ahx7um5wgkkgetk9emk2mrvdaexgetj9ehx2ap05npa2h He's the resident fermentation expert, and his grape game is level 100 holy paladin.

Ben Justman🍷 4mo ago

I think you could safely say that every major decision in ancient history occurred over wine.

Now it's more likely a mix up uppers, downers and things we can't even contemplate, but for a time it was most surely whiskey.

OGNull 4mo ago

If you don’t smoke weed I can’t trust you. PERIOD ✅

Ben Justman🍷 4mo ago

Interesting. I don't have a hard and fast rule about that but if forced to make one I'd go the other way

OGNull 4mo ago

Yeah you live in Colorado

Ben Justman🍷 4mo ago

wat mean