Roman wine

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.newsweek.com/how-roman-wine-tasted-archaeologists-1862792

Nom nom slurp slurp

[Ian61]

Interesting. Well I like a dry wine, not sure if that is quite what they mean by a ' drying sensation' which sounds a little odd.

I assume the first AD is a typo and should be BC.

[DBS]

BC would make more sense.  Forty plus years since I read Horace but I recall him being scathing about over aged Falernian vintages compared to cheap and cheerful plonk.

[Imperial Dave]

Nowt wrong with cheap and cheerful especially if fresh

[Nick Harbud]

Not sure about the taste, but I always liked Lindsey Duncan's description in one of her 'Falco' novels of the effects on the latrines of a squad of legionaries following their large-scale consumption of the local taverna's cheapest vintage... 

[Imperial Dave]

Not sure about the taste, but I always liked Lindsey Duncan's description in one of her 'Falco' novels of the effects on the latrines of a squad of legionaries following their large-scale consumption of the local taverna's cheapest vintage... 

Lindsey Duncan?

I bet Lindsey Davis is fuming that someone is ripping off her books

 

[Erpingham]

According to wiki, Lindsay Duncan was in the HBO series Rome, so maybe she met Marcus Didius Falco then?

[Mark G]

I was wondering why this superstar theatre actress was writing detective novels in an historical setting

[Imperial Dave]

According to wiki, Lindsay Duncan was in the HBO series Rome, so maybe she met Marcus Didius Falco then?

Rome smash up

[Nick Harbud]

Sorry, too many Lindseys... 

[Imperial Dave]

 

Or too much wine?

 

[Nick Harbud]

I find that imbibing before 9:00am is a bit early for me these days, but whatever it takes to kick-start one's day.... 

[Imperial Dave]

 

[Cantabrigian]

Sorry, too many Lindseys... 

And Robert Lindsay.  No doubt playing a member of the populares - "Power to the People".

[Imperial Dave]

Indeed Wolfie