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    Drinking like the ancients

    Humans have been using natural processes to make wine and beer for eons. But what do we know about what they tasted like, and what if we could recreate them today?

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 7, 2019 • 1 min read

    Humans have been using natural processes to make wine and beer for eons. But what do we know about what they tasted like, and what if we could recreate them today? Pat McGovern is a biomolecular archaeologist who’s particularly interested in what the ancients drank. He’s written a book on the subject, called “Ancient Brews.”

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    A Persian homecoming, noodle soup dreams, and a natural wine party
    1. 0:00The queen of Persian cooking goes home for her latest book
    2. 13:34For some, noodle soup is worth obsessing over
    3. 25:24What’s all the fuss about natural wine?
    4. 37:31Drinking like the ancientsYou’re reading this
    5. 47:57Market Report: Blood Oranges
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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    A Persian homecoming, noodle soup dreams, and a natural wine party
    1. 0:00The queen of Persian cooking goes home for her latest book
    2. 13:34For some, noodle soup is worth obsessing over
    3. 25:24What’s all the fuss about natural wine?
    4. 37:31Drinking like the ancientsYou’re reading this
    5. 47:57Market Report: Blood Oranges
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