Continuing in the spirit of odd news stories from around the world, the Biddies explore reporting that the Ancient Romans liked to sweeten their wine with a sweet liquid contaminated with lead. Tune in to learn about their quirky wine drinking habits, the symptoms of lead poisoning, and where you might be finding lead in your own alcoholic beverages 😳 For the full show notes: <a href= "https://www.boozybiddies.com/94">boozybiddies.com/94</a>

Continuing in the spirit of odd news stories from around the world, the Biddies explore reporting that the Ancient Romans liked to sweeten their wine with a sweet liquid contaminated with lead. Tune in to learn about their quirky wine drinking habits, the symptoms of lead poisoning, and where you might be finding lead in your own alcoholic beverages 😳 For the full show notes: boozybiddies.com/94

Continuing in the spirit of odd news stories from around the world, the Biddies explore reporting that the Ancient Romans liked to sweeten their wine with a sweet liquid contaminated with lead. Tune in to learn about their quirky wine drinking habits, the symptoms of lead poisoning, and where you might be finding lead in your own alcoholic beverages 😳 For the full show notes: <a href="https://www.boozybiddies.com/94" rel="noopener noreferrer">boozybiddies.com/94</a>

94: The Ancient Romans Liked to Put Lead in Their Wine

The Boozy Biddies Podcast is a fun, irreverent exploration of all things boozy - wine and spirits focused - with an emphasis on drinking as you learn. Join your hosts, Kara and Calla, two long-time friends (and boozy biddies) for a discussion of all things wine and spirits. We'll be going over wine and spirits 101 and things like:

-How is wine made?
-What is the difference between different kinds of wine?
-How do I make sense of French wine?
-What is distillation?
-How are different spirits made? And from what?

So grab a glass and join us, because the best way to learn about wine and spirits is to drink as you learn!

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The Boozy Biddies Podcast is a fun, irreverent exploration of all things boozy - wine and spirits focused - with an emphasis on drinking as you learn. Join your hosts, Kara and Calla, two long-time friends (and boozy biddies) for a discussion of all things wine and spirits. We'll be going over wine and spirits 101 and things like: -How is wine made? -What is the difference between different kinds of wine? -How do I make sense of French wine? -What is distillation? -How are different spirits made? And from what? So grab a glass and join us, because the best way to learn about wine and spirits is to drink as you learn!

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94: The Ancient Romans Liked to Put Lead in Their Wine

94: The Ancient Romans Liked to Put Lead in Their Wine