“Ascoltare la tua voce è per me vino shedeh”. Il mosto color rubino

“Listening to your voice is for me wine shedeh.” The ruby-colored must

This is a famous declaration of love found on theancient Egyptian papyrus “Harris 500”, which speaks of the enticing Shedeh, a drink given by the god Ra to his children.

In the hieroglyphs of the Salt 825 papyrus, it briefly mentions its preparation method: the grape juice must be heated and filtered.

Papiro Shedeh

What could it have been? An important drink and probably different from the wine that the Egyptians produced.

This is just one of many curiosities about must.

And the uses of must are no less interesting:

Un syrup made from fresh must cooked slowly with figs, walnuts, or apples, dark ruby in color, thick, sweetish and fragrantto, reflects the liveliness of the grapes that produce it and becomes vincotto, sapa or saba, the humble ancestor of today's sauces and preserves, used as a special ingredient in cooking, to enhance homemade desserts and served as a dipping sauce for pieces of fried dough.

It can also be consumed to pleasantly accompany hard cheeses and aged varieties.

Contributes to the doughs a brown color and is an excellent natural sweetener, already known in Roman times.

Among the sauces traditionally prepared by the chefs of ancient Rome, the Defrutum: a sauce that accompanied the abundant meat meals of the Romans.

When adequately diluted with water, this juice can also serve as an excellent fresh and thirst-quenching beverage.

There are those who say that it was introduced by the Celts, who mainly used it to aid digestion.

And finally the must, even today, vis used as a natural remedy: it represents an inexhaustible source of antioxidants and is perfect for combating influenza and all cold-related illnesses.

It is consumed hot and flavored with cinnamon, cloves, and lemon peel.

But if you want to participate in a truly unique event about grapes, wines, and musts, all you have to do is make a stop in Fonzaso in the Belluno area, on the occasion of the Grape Festival and visit theex tempore painting with wine " Brushes and ..Wine".

The works are created exclusively using must and water.