Sunday, April 03, 2005

King Tut's Wine? Red

Science Daily has a story on King Tutankhamun's drinking habits. After years of debating whether ancient Egyptian wines were red or white, professors at the University of Barcelona have shown that King Tut's wine, at least, was red.

Much like we do today, the Egyptians labeled their wines to indicate the name of the vintner, the vintage, and even the source of the grapes.

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