Word: falernian
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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...lost. In a stirring plea M. Tardieu asks winebibbers the world over to join in the rescue of the vineyards. They must organize and play politics, to save wine from the greedy budgets and siccant reformers. Imposts, tariffs, taxes, embargoes must fall to make way for the return of Falernian and Caecuban. Propaganda must teach the gospel of Bacchus, and the world be taught again to hold precious the gifts of the god. Meanwhile, liqueurs, the misbegotten brats of Mercury and Ceres, hold sway. Men drink, but they feel the touch of Circe's wand, not the warming joys...
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