GALEN ON ANTIDOTES

Chart. Ed. XIII. [ 869. 870. ]

...and the Gaurian wine produced on the hill of Puteoli Modern Pozzuoli, near Naples.. Similarly, there is the wine grown in Naples on the hills lying below the city, which is called Aminaean original: Ἀμιναῖος (Aminaios); a famous ancient grape variety thought to have been brought to Italy by Greek colonists.. However, this specific type is thin, unlike the Aminaean wines found in Sicily and Bithynia. Although a watery and thin wine is produced in those regions as well, it is not inferior to the Sabine wine in Italy, or the Arsinian, Titacazene, and Tibene wines in Asia. The Tibene wine is named after the district where it is farmed, which is called Tibas.

(426) All of these wines easily change into opposite qualities, becoming either sour or bitter. In the beginning they tend toward sourness, but if they persist for a long time, they become bitter. The location where they are stored contributes greatly to either of these changes. At the very beginning, a cold place is best, but later they require a warm place. Alternatively, some require a sufficiently warm place from the start. A lukewarm original: χλιαρὸν (chliaron) environment easily turns them sour. If they remain in a cold place for two or three years, they eventually require significant heating. They never require a lukewarm place or one that is medium in temperature. Some...