Old Wine in New Bottles

An archaeologist-led lecture exploring how the Ancient Greeks and Romans shaped our love of wine, from its spread to ancient connoisseurship.

This 60-minute lecture celebrates how the Ancient Greeks and Romans created our love of wine, covering how wine's popularity spread, how production has and has not changed, and what connoisseurs 2,000 years ago considered a great wine. The speaker is an archaeologist who has excavated a Roman wine-producing warehouse. The talk is screened at the Broadway and promises to refresh the audience's palette.