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Wine is a fermented, alcoholic beverage made primarily from grape juice, or sometimes the juice of other fruits.

Sources

Name	Date	Country	Language	English Translation	Description	Panels	De Re Rustica by Columella	~50 CE	Rome	Classical Latin	1745 translation, others exist.	Roman farm manual, contains wine recipes.
Naturalis Historia by Pliny	79 CE	Rome	Classical Latin	1601 translation, [1855], others exist. this 20th century translation is more complete.	A survey of the natural world, contains much information on wine.
Apicius de re coquinaria	300-400 CE	Italy	Latin	available	This late-antique cookbook contains a few wine recipes, including spiced and flavored wines.	Conditum Paradoxumc
Geoponica	900-1000 CE	Byzantine Empire	Greek	available	A Byzantine farm manual, contains much detail on wine.
The Book of Kervynge	1508 CE	England	English	(in English)	A cookbook containing a recipe for Hippocras.
Maison rustique, or The countrey farme	1564 CE	France	French	Period English Translation	A comprehensive text on running a country estate.
The Closet of Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened	1669 CE	England	English	(in English)	Post-period, but likely based on period techniques. Comprehensive, and reasonably detailed. Contains mostly fruit wines.

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+| [http://www.intratext.com/X/LAT0056.htm De Re Rustica] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columella Columella]
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+| Rome
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+| [http://www.worldcat.org/title/l-junius-moderatus-columella-of-husbandry-in-twelve-books-and-his-book-concerning-trees-translated-into-english-with-several-illustrations-from-pliny-cato-varro-palladius-and-other-antient-and-modern-authors/oclc/238580087?referer=di&ht=edition 1745 translation], others exist.
+| Roman farm manual, contains wine recipes.
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 | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Naturalis Historia] by Pliny