Wine vessels kept them fresh and free from a vinegar smell. In medieval Europe, the Roman Catholic Church supported wine because the clergy required it for the Mass. Monks in France made wine for years, aging it in caves. An old English recipe that survived in various forms until the 19th century calls for refining white wine from bastard—bad or tainted "bastardo" wine. The English word "wine" comes from the Proto-Germanic "*winam", an early borrowing from the Latin "vinum", "wine" or "(grape) vine", itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European stem *"win-o-" (cf. , "gini"; Ancient Greek: "oinos"; Aeolic Greek: "woinos"; Hittite: "wiyana";
Sour Punch Sour Punch Sour Punch is a brand of sour candy, manufactured by American Licorice Company. As one of the first brands to enter the sour candy market in the 1990s, it comes in 5 forms: Straws, Bites, Bits, Ropes, and Twists. Sour Punch comes in 5 different flavors. Like many other sour candies, they are coated with sour sugar to supply the familiar sour flavor. One serving size of Sour Punch twists contains 150 calories. It is often a popular candy for those who are lactose intolerant, as it contains none. 1. <https://web.archive.org/web/20100323090733/http://www.americanlicorice.com/ourCandy/sourPunch.aspx> Retrieved February 1, 2010 2. <http://www.americanlicorice.com/aboutUs/companyHistory.aspx>Retrieved February