AMPHORARIUM VINUM, in antiquity, denotes that which is drawn or poured into amphoræ, or pitchers; by way of distinction from vinum doliare, or cask wine.—The Romans had a method of keeping wine in amphoræ for many years to ripen, by fastening the lids tight down with pitch or gypsum, and placing them either in a place where the smoke came, or under ground.