This comprehensive guide to wine, both ancient and modern, offers insight into the history and composition of wines from the scriptures and the European continent. Addressing popular objections from the tee-total movement and other critics of wine, Beardsall makes an impassioned defense of this beloved beverage and its important place in the cultural and religious traditions of humanity. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.