(November 26, 2020 at 10:18 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: For what it’s worth, there’s a surprisingly large history of viniculture in Israel, and today, Galilee, the site of the famous water into wine incident, is actually one of the biggest producers in the nation.
That said, given that the site implies (they note that the grapes used there are usually French in origin, and I don’t see much of a Gallic-Hebraic connection back in the days when all of Gaul had recently stopped being divided into three parts) there’s not much continuity between the ancient tradition of 2000 years ago and today (which would make sense when you consider that for a long time, the area was under the control of the notoriously teetotaling Muslims).
If you’re looking for real authenticity, try Amarone. It’s probably the leading candidate endorsed by Biblical scholars.
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It also pairs well with liver and fava beans.
Boru
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