[Sca-cooks] Fw: [EKCooksGuild] wyne greke

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> If I had to guess, I would say retsina which is very definitely "Greek wine"
> and has a very distinct taste.  I didn't locate it in the OED, ut it is an
> extensive entry and the print is fine, so I may have missed it.

Redon, et. al., _The Medieval Kitchen_, specifies a sweet greek wine whose
name I cannot recall for these sorts of recipes. If anyone has the book
handy and could look at the Pears in Wine recipes I think you'll find out
which one is intended...

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