History of alcoholic drinks 2100 BC. The Hebrew Bible recommends giving alcoholic drinks to those who are dying or depressed, so that they can forget their misery (Proverbs 31:6-7). Wine was consumed in Classical Greece at breakfast or at symposia, and in the 1st century BC it was part of the diet of most Roman citizens. Both the Greeks and the Romans generally drank diluted wine (the strength varying from 1 part wine and 1 part water, to 1 part wine and 4 parts water). In Europe during the Middle Ages, beer, often of very low strength, was an everyday drink for all classes
Oz and James Drink to Britain Oz and James Drink to Britain Oz and James Drink to Britain was a BBC television series in which wine writer Oz Clarke and motor journalist James May travelled through Britain and Ireland to discover the array of available alcoholic drinks. The series is a sequel to "Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure", and followed the same format, with the established dynamic between Clarke and May of bickering and bantering while drinking alcohol. The chosen vehicle of this series is a 1982 Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible. Upon broadcast the first episode had a viewership of approximately 3.4 million with an average