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AMPHORARIUM VINUM

Volume 17 · 61 words · 1810 Edition

in Antiquity, denotes that which is drawn or poured into *amphora* or pitchers; by way of distinction from *vinum doliare*, or cask wine.—The Romans had a method of keeping wine in *amphora* for many years to ripen, by fastening the lids tight down with pitch or gypsum, and placing them either in a situation within reach of smoke, or under ground.