A Ridiculously Short History of German Wine, Part I
As with many customs and institutions in Europe, the cultivation of vines and the making of wine in what is now Germany owe everything to the Romans and, later, to Christian monks. Ausonius of Bordeaux -- for whom Chateau Ausone in St. Emilion is named -- writing in about 370 AD, mentions the steep vineyards found in the Rhine valley. Five hundred years…
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