NVWR® 90 - History of Wine Words
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Did you know that the word "gourmet" referred to a lover of wine long before it had anything to do with food? Or that the word "libation" originally meant an offering to the gods? If you love wine and you love words, this episode is for you! In this phone interview, etymologist Charles Hodgson, the author of History of Wine Words, tells Nancy Hawks Miller, our Director of Education, about the origins of some of the words and about writing this fun and fascinating book!
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