wine
Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
By Lauren Markoe — July 11, 2017
(RNS) — Gluten or no gluten — the difference is theological.
Papyrus offers nonbiblical mention of Judean kingdom in Jerusalem
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Plundered from a cave in the Judean Desert, the scroll provides evidence of the existence of an organized Judean kingdom in Jerusalem.
Hungary’s Tokaj wine region revives Jewish heritage
By RNS staff — July 23, 2016
MÁD, Hungary (Reuters) After two centuries of prosperity generated from the sweet wine that became popular in the courts of Europe, Jews in Tokaj were deported with the help of the Hungarian Gendarmerie to a ghetto and from there to Auschwitz concentration camp.
The ‘Splainer: Passover, the most beloved Jewish holiday
By Lauren Markoe — April 22, 2016
(RNS) Slaves, plagues, wine and matzo.
At Israeli brewery, last sip of beer Jesus might have drunk
By Yonat Shimron — April 19, 2016
JERUSALEM – Herzl Brewery took wheat that Tel Aviv University geneticists say was the strain used for beer in the Holy Land two millennia ago.
You can really call this wine ‘vintage Francis’
By Kimberly Winston — January 15, 2015
(RNS) A Napa Valley winery has always displayed its Catholic roots quietly, but a new “Cabernet FRANCis” is showing off its allegiance -- and has gained some attention from il Papa himself.
Vatican City consumes more wine per capita than any other country
By Eric J. Lyman — February 24, 2014
(RNS) According to the Wine Institute's latest statistics, the tiny country consumed 74 liters of wine per person per year, nearly double the per-capita consumption of its closest neighbor.
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