Pomace wine of the Romans; see under Iora.
Latin name (also Lora or Lorca) for the pomace wine of the Romans. It was a cheap and low-quality mass drink, which Pliny the Elder (23-79) called "Vinum operarium" (worker's wine). It has been handed down from the household of the famous politician CatoCato the...
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