Religion

Wine plays an important role in the Christian religion and is also a frequent theme in the Bible. Vineyard is mentioned over 90 times, vine over 60 times and wine press 15 times. Mass wine has a special significance in the Christian Lord's Supper, the Eucharist. The following keywords can be found on this topic at Wine lexicon:

• Prohibition of alcohol - for religious reasons as in Islam
• Country rules - calendar sayings in connection with saints
• Bible - in which wine plays an important role
• Customs in viticulture - in connection with wine and viticulture
• Castel Gandolfo - viticulture for the Vatican
• Frost Saints - the patron saints regarding frost from 12 to 15 May
• Eucharist - Holy Mass with the distribution of bread and wine
• Church - in connection with wine and viticulture
• kosher wine - wine produced according to Jewish dietary laws
• Martin Luther - the reformer in connection with wine
• Mass chalice - vessel used at Holy Mass
• Mass wine - transformation of bread and wine into Christ's flesh and blood (transubstantiation)
• Monastic orders - Roman Catholic orders of the Benedictines, Carthusians and Cistercians
• New World - the role of the church in the discovery of new lands
• Stone picture book - rock relief with scenes from the Bible
• Drinking culture - from antiquity to modern times
• Toasts - from 75 countries
• Vino della Pace - the wine of peace
• Wine gods - in many ancient cultures
• Wine saints - patron saints of wine and viticulture
• Quotes - many of them related to religion and wine
• Drinking - student custom

Mass wine: by James Chan on Pixabay
St Peter's Basilica: by Giacomo della Porta - Wolfgang Stuck, Public domain, Link