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Christ in the Winepress, a rare example with green grapes for white wine, c. 1490. Christ in the winepress or the mystical winepress [1] is a motif in Christian iconography showing Christ standing in a winepress, where Christ himself becomes the grapes in the press. [2]
The grape clusters, vines and wine cups that adorn Greek coins from classical times bear witness to the importance of wine to the ancient Greek economy. With every major trading partner, from the Crimea , Egypt, Scythia, Etruria and beyond, the Greeks traded their knowledge of viticulture and winemaking, as well the fruits of their own production.
Most of the wine production in the Americas is based on Old World grape varieties, and wine-growing regions there have often "adopted" grapes that have become particularly closely identified with them. California's Zinfandel (from Croatia and Southern Italy), Argentina's Malbec, and Chile's Carmenère (both from France) are well-known examples.
Bacchus (c. 1596) is an oil painting by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) commissioned by Cardinal Del Monte.The painting shows a youthful Bacchus reclining in classical fashion with grapes and vine leaves in his hair, fingering the drawstring of his loosely draped robe.
The first wine press was probably the human foot and the use of manual treading of grapes is a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years and is still used in some wine regions today. The history of the wine press and of pressing is nearly as old as the history of wine itself with the remains of wine presses providing some of the longest ...
Wine was a religious focus in the cult of Dionysus and was his earthly incarnation. [13] Wine could ease suffering, bring joy, and inspire divine madness. [14] Festivals of Dionysus included the performance of sacred dramas enacting his myths, the initial driving force behind the development of theatre in Western culture. [15]
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