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In the New Testament, Jesus miraculously made copious amounts of wine [1] at the wedding at Cana . Wine is the most common alcoholic beverage mentioned in biblical literature, where it is a source of symbolism, [2] and was an important part of daily life in biblical times.
In Northern Germany, grog is a "classic winter drink from East Frisia" made of rum, sugar and water and heated to boiling point. [15] In Sweden and some subcultures within the English-speaking world, grogg is a common description of drinks not made to a recipe, but by mixing various kinds of alcoholic and soft drinks, fruit juice or similar ...
A depiction from the Holkham Bible c. 1320 AD showing Noah and his sons making wine. Noah's wine is a colloquial allusion meaning alcoholic beverages. [1] The advent of this type of beverage and the discovery of fermentation are traditionally attributed, by explication from biblical sources, to Noah. The phrase has been used in both fictional ...
Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th-century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of Church history, Christians generally consumed alcoholic beverages as a common part of everyday life and used "the fruit of the vine" [1] in their central rite—the Eucharist or Lord's Supper.
The drink offering accompanied various sacrifices and offerings on various feast days. Usually the offering was of wine, but in one instance also of "strong drink" (Numbers 28:7). [2] This "strong drink" (Hebrew shekhar שֵׁכָר, Septuagint sikera σίκερα as Luke 1:15, but also methusma in Judges 13:4 and Micah 2:11) is not identified.
§3 The wine must be natural, made from grapes of the vine, and not corrupt. [ 6 ] This means that the wine must be naturally fermented with nothing added to it, and the wine itself cannot have soured or become vinegar , nor can it have anything artificial added to it (preservatives, flavours).
“I wanted in fact to show the way the wine is made, the people who are making the wine — it's agriculture,” he said. “It's a real job, the real world.” ...
Glögg can also be made without alcohol by replacing the wine with fruit or berry juices. Ready-made glögg is usually based on grape juice, sometimes also blackcurrant juice, mixed fruit juice, apple juice or wine. There are also stronger, rum-based types of glögg. All glögg is warmed up before use, but if it is wine-based or high in alcohol ...