Sacred Vines - Diving Intoxication

DIVINE INTOXICATION

Sacred Vines - Monastic Wines & Elixirs. Burgundy, circa 1132.

From MORS MEDICA - apothecary, remedy, and the trade in endings. Ornate engraved art, heavyweight boxy fit, printed on demand.

The story:

European wine as we know it was largely built by monks. The Cistercians of Burgundy spent centuries mapping which slopes produced which wine, tasting soils, and keeping records so meticulous that the vineyard boundaries they drew in the twelfth century still define the region today. Monasteries also brewed beer, distilled liqueurs, and ran the closest thing the era had to pharmacies. The daily wine allowance in some houses was generous enough to alarm visiting bishops. The work was devotional, the record-keeping was scientific, and the product was very good.

EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY

Product information: Bella+Canvas 3010, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: low heat, Do not dryclean