Episode 213

Episode 213 - The Dirt Wines a Bit

Join us for a tasting session along the timewine (TM) of human history! Is the human capacity to digest alcohol an evolutionary advantage? Are drunk apes chill apes? When did the first deliberate grape fermentation occur? How did a Greek wine cauldron end up in a Celtic burial in France? What's up with wine terms? Sip on all this and more in this week's episode. Many thanks to Rosie for sponsoring this one!

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This week's show notes:

Five Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine (Sapiens)

The Origins and History of Winemaking (ThoughtCo)

History of Alcohol: A Timeline (ThoughtCo)

The Origins and Ancient History of Wine (Penn Museum)

This 8000-year-old jar holds traces of what may be Eurasia's oldest wine (Science)

Oldest Evidence of Winemaking Discovered at 8,000-Year-Old Village (National Geographic)

A Greek Treasure in France (New York Times)

Vix Grave (Wikipedia)

Wine and Rome (Encyclopaedia Romana)

A Taste for Wine (Popular Archaeology)

To Your Health, Caesar! Wine and the Gauls (Pointe-à-Callière Museum)

Anthropomorphizing Wine in Our Current Climate (Anthropology News)

Here’s Why You Should Visit Spain’s Basque Country (Wine Traveler)

'Social Wine': Ethnic Identity and Wine Consumption in the Basque Diaspora in Barcelona (Spain) (Food, Drink and Identity in Europe)

This Basque Winery Is Reinventing Vermouth With a Regional Grape (and Sustainable Methods) (Saveur)

America Has a Drinking Problem (The Atlantic)

Why Do Humans Have a Taste For Alcohol? (Discover)

Expert Wine Tasting as a Social Practice: An Enactive Ethnography (Sociologica)

Uncovering the language of wine experts (Natural Language Engineering)

The semiotics of wine. Analysis of wine-related cultural consensus in two Spanish wine-producing regions (International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science)

Where Wine Flavors Come From: The Science of Wine Aromas (Wine Folly)

Find Out if You’re a Wine Supertaster (Wine Folly)

Crusoe Treasure Underwater Winery

Underwater wine ageing: Why are wineries doing it? (Decanter)

Stone Age Wine (Ancient Wine)

Nouvelle Fouille De La Tombe Princière De Vix : Premiers Résultats (INRAP)

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