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Alcohol consumption

The consumption of alcohol plays a role in all cultures around the world. In most of them, it was and is a regular part of daily life. But there were and still are cultures that prohibit or at least restrict the consumption of alcohol. Mostly for religious reasons, but also for health reasons. Wine in particular has always been more than just a stimulant, but also a medicine, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, preservative, comforter, source of strength, medium of inspiration, symbol of sacrifice, component of rituals, festivals and contracts and in many religions a sacred medium with which a relationship to God or the gods was established in a mystical way.

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Prof. Dr. Walter Kutscher

In the past, you needed a wealth of encyclopaedias and specialist literature to keep up to date in your vinophile professional life. Today, Wine lexicon from wein.plus is one of my best helpers and can rightly be called the "bible of wine knowledge".

Prof. Dr. Walter Kutscher
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The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

26,564 Keywords · 47,082 Synonyms · 5,318 Translations · 31,897 Pronunciations · 224,312 Cross-references
made with by our author Norbert F. J. Tischelmayer. About the Lexicon

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