Uncorked
The story of alcohol through the centuries and across the world
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Uncorked: Drinking with Dionysus
What was a bar crawl in ancient Greece and its environs like? Well, there was certainly a lot of variety. There was wine, of course, but wine and mead too. Whether you gathered at a symposium or a kapileion or drank you wine in a kylix or kantharos or you went all-out by drinking out of rhyton, the games and hi-jinks were always over the top. Then, when amends needed to be made, there was always the possibility of repentance through libations. A liberal pour of history and archaeology takes you on a liquid cruise through the Greek world.
Uncorked: Beers in Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
Liquid bread, vitamins in a cup, cash cow of the ancient world, beer was integral to the fabric of culture and community in prehistory. Join us for a liquid trip across time to discover why beer was so important and valued in Egypt and Mesopotamia.
FUN FACTOID: discover the earliest archaeological evidence for the straw! Slurping has never gone out of style!
Uncorked: Wine in the Cradle of Civilization
How long ago was the discovery of wine? What came first: wine or beer? All of these questions are discussed in this installment of “Uncorked - the story of alcohol through the ages.” Perhaps the answer to the discovery of the oldest wine will surprise you!
Uncorked: The Origins of Alcohol
It all begins with Did you think alcohol was too volatile a substance for an archaeological dig? Not so! Under the expert guidance of Dr. Steven Batiuk and Lucas Livingston, archaeologists, hooch historians, and cocktail enthusiasts, we’ll explore such topics as the origins of alcohol; wine in Mesopotamia and on the Silk Roads; and brewing in Egypt, the Andes, and medieval Europe. Residue in pottery, remains of wine presses, and cakes of fermented grain have all provided archaeological evidence for the early and widespread use of alcohol—and perhaps for the thesis that humans drank beer before they ate bread.an idea.