I too love the flavor of my wine exclusively with lead but recently the morning after headaches have been getting quite intense and I have awoken with a tingling sensation in my extremities.
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Must be old age. I, too, began to fall apart at the ripe old age of 25. I find a little light 'wrestling' with one of the serving boys clears it right up.
Egyptian here, why not just add dates and honey, like civilized people?
Just make sure you mix it with water in the right proportion, no amount of lead will improve the wine if you drink it undiluted like a barbarian
Please, what sort of savage do you take us for?
Are we not civil?
If people weren’t meant to drink liquids infused with lead, why did the gods make our pipes out of it?
Come now.
I engaged in vigorous dialogue while my villa was being renovated. The process of casting these pipes and joining them so there are no leaks is quite fascinating. I paid the man well for the inconvenience I placed on his time. Harken the Younger of Vinedabara. He is a credit to the germanic peoples and I do so hope the campaigns there end soon. I look forward to their proper integration. If only there were not so many that stubbornly refused our generous offer of inclusion and saw what there is to offer.
Apologies, I do ramble. However, my point is while the process may be of divine inspiration, it is with human hands that they are made and that process is quite an enjoyable morsel of knowledge.
Taking lead out of wine? What's next, using something other than lead in our plates and our makeup? Don't be crazy.
By Zeus, next they'll want to take fish guts out of garum!
Wine without lead?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ykmoh
My brother complains that it is ... Too Sweet. Then again, I swear the man was built for the campaigner's trail. Garrum and that wretched tooth breaking bread they serve to the soldiers seems to be all that he will have barring the odd cheese or dried scrap of fruit.
Hey, have you tried quicksilver? I heard from a guy who heard from a guy who heard from a guy that in the far East, somewhere on the other side of Persia (must be weird living so closer to the edge of the world!), they use it in medicine!
It's so expensive, but worth it.
Eeh. I've heard conflicting reports of quicksilver's use, nor do i trust fifth hand translations of instruction in its application. Get me one of these eastern medicine brewers so we can have the straight of their knowledge and then I will give it consideration.
Sorry couldn't help you bro. I'm enjoying this wonderful stuff from well east of here. Tea.
I know, I know... having to sit and prep it is a bit of an ask for the staff, but you can carry far more of the leaves they use than you could with wine jugs. Yes I know that it's expensive and takes time so it's honestly best saved for Occasions unless the batch risks going bad.... Damn having these instructions on storage gone through three barbarous tongues. Can't these people write proper latin?
Anyway apologies for the side tangent. I'll have Livia give a detailed writeup on preparations. I enjoy honey with mine, with bread and cheeses. I regret that the merchant I purchase from either does not know or is reluctant to share how these plants are grown. Surely they would grow wonderfully here, if only I could gain live cuttings, or seeds. It would be a most wonderful and profitable venture.