HIST 3109 Study Guide - Puritans, Spanish Wine, California Wine
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Beverage alcohol, made by converting sugar, mainly fructose. Marula fruit in east africa gets elephants drunk. Beer common, wine less common and for elites. More is known about wine and winemaking than beer. Beer can be made throughout the year, can store ingredients. Wine can only be made once a year and must be made after the harvest. More records of wine because elites drank it. Two main areas where evidence of alcohol first found: northern china and the middle east. Wine probably made in very small quantities, grown in gardens among other plants which had yeasts on them. No evidence of clear transfer of beer brewing knowledge happens in many places, china 8,000. Bc, 3,000bc, middle east 3,000 bc, scotland 3,000bc, egypt 3,000 bc. Suggestion that first commercial brewery located in peru, first distillery in pakistan-india (not sure, just interesting points) 3,000 bc methods of production and patterns of consumption more clear.
