Wine & Vinification

Recipes for inks and paints; also a small treatise on "the ordering of wines.&#34 ;

The history and use of wine in the Middle Ages.

Article on pressing your own fruit for winemaking .

A short annotated bibliography of books and other materials useful for historical brewing. Some of these materials range up into the 1800s.

An excerpt on wine, from a longer work on the consumptio n of food in al-Andalus from Almohadian and Nasri chronicles .

The distillation of wine and the properties of alcohol were known to Islamic chemists from the eighth century. The prohibition of wine in Islam did not mean that wine was not produced or consumed or that Arab alchemists did not subject it to their distillation processes.

A translation from part of the BNF's medieval gastronomy website, describing banquets at the court of Burgundy in the 15th century, mostly covering the serving of wine and beverages.

An English translation (c. 1600) of Charles Estienne's essay on country life, "L'agriculture et maison rustique" (1564). This section covers French wines, the perils of wine, and ciders.

Philip Stubbes started writing around 1581 producing small tracts in which he sharply denounced the manners, pastimes, fashions and culture in England. His major work, The Anatomie of Abuses, was first published in 1583.

P hilip Stubbes had a gift for keen observatio n. Although his comments should not be considered to reveal mainstream thought or opinions of the time, (even his contempora ries thought him extreme) his virulent attacks on the abuses in fashion and English society provide us with a detailed, colorful and picturesqu e glimpse into the England of Shakespear e's youth.

The full text published on Project Gutenberg.

Recipes and documentation on wines and a recipe for a clarrey (spiced white wine).

This article is designed for the FIRST TIME brewer. If you are a first time brewer, and you follow this guide, you will have a very drinkable and enjoyable beverage.