The Ancient Gods of Wine

The Ancient Gods of Wine. . Marker One:, Osiris: Egyptian God of Wine – 5,000 Years Ago , For thousands of years Egyptians celebrated the annual flooding of the mighty Nile with three days of singing, dancing, poetry, and wine drinking at the Temple of Osiris at Abydos., Dionysus: Greek God of Wine – 4,000 Years Ago , The god of winemaking, ritual madness, and the sudden understanding of reality brought about by consuming the sacred fermented juice of the grapes., Bacchus: Roman God of Wine – 2,500 Years Ago , The Romans changed Dionysus’ name to Bacchus: his followers used wine, music, and ecstatic dance to free themselves from self-conscious fear and care., Marker Two, History Hill. , As you make the short walk to our historic winery, you will observe historic figures nestled into our green hillside of the Mayacamas Mountains. The Count of Buena Vista dug into the living rock of those volcanic mountains to make the first wine cellars and stone winery buildings in California, thereby enduring his place in wine history., It is with a profound respect and admiration for important people in history that we present their images upon our hillside., The groupings we present may spark connections… indeed, many themes exist herein: the story of wine from ancient times to the present, the discovery of the New World, revolutionary heroes in politics and science, the building and creating of the American West, and California wine heroes., We hope that considering these groupings may bring forth conversations best resolved with a glass of delicious Buena Vista wine. Please enjoy… the journey of wine is the journey of life itself!