2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Each of us can more or less appreciate the incredible taste of good wine. And legends, practices and superstitions go hand in hand with him.
The manner of wine production has existed since time immemorial. But the recipe preserved from the Middle Ages would make many people think when they reach for the glass again with this tempting drink.
In this recipe, the initial process was the same as today - the apples are sliced and boiled until the liquid is sweet enough. Then yeast is added. From here, however, the fermentation process follows.
Apples need ammonia to neutralize the sour taste of wine. In the Middle Ages, however, there was no one to educate people about chemical processes.
Ammonia was not very well known, so the masters used one of their body fluids, which contains it - urine. It was this process that was then called the "baptism of wine." It was also one of the ingenious ways for the common people to laugh at their superiors and those in power.
When they drank their enemies with the wine they "christened" themselves, they took pleasure. This tradition is still preserved in some parts of Bulgaria.
So be careful if someone frantically insists on serving you their homemade wine.
Apple wine has its origins in ancient German traditions. According to the testimony of some inventory documents, it continued to be produced regularly throughout the Carolingian period, on the territory of the Frankish Empire.
Nowadays "baptism of wine" means diluting it with water. Many people dilute their home-made wine with water to reduce its intensity.
However, the dilution of wine for mass use is a big problem for our country.
Many companies practice this dilution in order to increase their profits at the expense of customers. Bulk wines are the most risky, as they can most easily be diluted, or more precisely - "baptized".
In this way, our country loses because we are known for our good wine all over the world. Of course, the wine that is intended for export is in accordance with all regulations and requirements, but the fact that the Bulgarian is still "named" with wine is a fact.
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