 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1837 - 516 pages
...was remarkable for its sweetness," and the wine is thus described by him : " Its colour is white t, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light with...ascribes to it the additional merit of keeping to a great age.t " Still, however," says Athenaeus, " it is inferior to the Teniotic, a wine which receives its... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1837 - 520 pages
...situated beyond the limits of the inundation, and that they generally preferred similar localities, for planting the vine. According to Athenaeus, " the...wine is thus described by him : " Its colour is white t, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light with a fragrant bouquet ; it is by no means astringent,... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854 - 458 pages
...land, situated beyond the limits of the inundation, for planting the vine. According to Atheneeus, " the Mareotic grape was remarkable for its sweetness,"...bouquet ; it is by no means astringent, nor does it afiect the head." But it was not for its flavour alone that this wine was esteemed, and Strabo ascribes... | |
 | Herodotus - 1858 - 658 pages
...M<ireuttcu," meaning " Egyptian wine," points it out as the most noted of that country. Athéniens says " its colour is white, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light, with a fragrant bouquet, by no means astringent, nor affecting the head ;" and Stralx) gives it the additional merit of keeping... | |
 | Herodotus - 1859 - 552 pages
...Mareotico" meaning "Egyptian wine," points it out as the most noted of that country. Athenseus says " its colour is white, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light, with a fragrant bouqnet, by no means astringent, nor affecting the head ; " and Strabo gives it the additional merit... | |
 | Herodotus - 1862 - 548 pages
...wine," pninta it out аз the most noted of that country. Athenseus says, "its colour ü whit«, ite quality excellent, and it is sweet and light, with a fragrant bouquet, by no means astringent, nor affecting the head;" and Strabo gives it the additional merit of keeping... | |
 | Herodotus - 1866 - 560 pages
...Marco/ico," meaning "Egyptian wine," points it out as the most noted of that country. Athenams says " its colour is white, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light, with a fragrant bouquet, by no means astringent, nor affecting the head; " and Strabo gives it the additional merit of keeping... | |
 | Herodotus - 1875 - 656 pages
...¡fareotico," meaning " Egyptian wine," points it ont as the most noted of that country. Athenseus says, " its colour is white, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light, with a fragrant bouquet, by no means astringent, nor affecting the head ; " and Strabo gives it the additional merit of keeping... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 572 pages
...situated beyond the limits of the inundation, and that they generally preferred similar localities for planting the vine. According to Athenaeus, ' the...is by no means astringent, nor does it affect the head.'2 But it was not for its flavour alone that this wine was esteemed, and Strabo ascribes to it... | |
 | Sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 612 pages
...and that they generally preferred similar localities for planting the vine. According to Athenseus, ' the Mareotic grape was remarkable for its sweetness,'...is by no means astringent, nor does it affect the head.'2 But it was not for its flavour alone that this wine was esteemed, and Strabo ascribes to it... | |
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Mareotic grape was remarkable for its sweetness," and the wine is thus described by him : " Its colour is white, its quality excellent, and it is sweet and light with a fragrant bouquet ; it is by no means astringent, nor does it affect the head. 
