State of de Nile
No, the headline does not refer to Harriet Miers whose state of denial came to an abrupt end this morning.
It refers to the wine picks of King Tutankhamen. Archaeologists have shown that he was buried in his tomb with a jug of red wine, which was consumed by ancient Egypt’s upper classes.
King Tut was a man for origins:
Wine bottles from King Tut’s time were labeled with the name of the product, the year of harvest, the source and the vine grower, [researcher] Guasch-Jane said, but did not include the color of the wine. (CNN)
Vin rouge de Nile 1352 BC? Not quite.
A jar from Tutankhamun’s tomb was marked: ‘Year 5. Wine of the House-of-Tutankhamun Ruler-of-the-Southern-on, l.p.h (in) the Western River. By the chief Vintner Khaa.’ BBC
Oct
27
2005
On November 1st, 2005 at 10:40 pm ,Tom wrote:
Best headline I’ve seen on a wine blog entry in months!!!