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Dang, okay Phoenix of course has to stay on track. Resurrection physics pointing towards the water into wine story. [ link to vinepair.com (secure)] Unlike the rest of the storage devices we’ll talk about, kvevris (also translated as qvevri) were probably not used for transporting wine. Some historians speculate that they were, but it’s not very likely. Why isn’t it likely? They were quite large and they were buried in the ground to ensure climate control sans electricity. While it’s hard to pin specific dates when archeologists take us this far back in history, we can say with certainty that the Ancient Georgians were using these large, beeswax coated, earthenware vessels as early as 6,000 BC.
So what makes a kvevri so special? Aside from being the oldest storage vessels we’ve discovered to date, they were used in every stage of wine production, from grape crushing to aging. Unfermented grapes, naturally growing in the region, were dumped into a kvevri, which could hold hundreds to thousands of liters of liquid depending on its size. The grapes were then crushed (stems included), the kvevri was buried (to keep the wine at a steady temperature) and primary fermentation commenced. Once the period of primary fermentation was over, the kvevri was covered with a large stone to create an airtight seal. The kvevri was then left undisturbed for up to two years, allowing the wine to undergo malolactic fermentation and a period of aging. What came out at the end was an earthenware-aged wine that was highly tannic.Deja vu or ive already posted this lol You know what is very coyote that I find interesting? Much salve and cosmetics have beeswax in it for various reasons. But in salve, it actually causes a barrier on the skin to which less of the medicinal ingredients sit within instead of its purpose to soak into the skin. Back in the day, they used beeswax for waterproofing similar to corn cobs in the americas. Noting the oils in biblical stories for context not on kiva but person.
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