The history of wine is the history of civilization. It’s a story that dates back to the earliest days of agriculture and encompasses the life and times of our ancestors who consumed wine for both pleasure and ceremony. When we raise a glass today, we are tasting more than just a fermented grape juice which technology has perfected into a form of liquid art; we are tasting the product of history; an ancient beverage that friends have shared over the millennium at the end of their long and arduous days shaping the world into a better place for themselves and us, their descendants. Links: http://twitter.com/steverunner http://www.ustream.tv/channel/phedippidations http://steverunnerblog.com/ http://teammojoloco.blogspot.com/ Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture by Patrick E. McGovern and Robert G. Mondavi (Jan 2, 2007) And the second is titled A Short History of Wine by Roderick Phillips (Nov 12, 2002) America's a Nice Italian Name by Allan Sherman “Wine Woman and Song” by Johnny Ferreira http://www.johnnyferreira.com