A Week of Appreciation... [UK Pubs] Simply Wine!

No one knows who made the first wine. The Babylonians documented the running of a wine-shop, which appears to have been written in 18 BC. Yet, some think that the idea of wine may lead as far back as to the stone age man. He is said to have placed grapes in skin bags and allowed them to ferment by accident.

The word 'wine' has an equally mystifying origin, with roots searched in Latin and ancient Greek. It is said that Julius Caesar brought the vine to England. But scholars believe that this was more for the purposes of decoration, to remind the Romans of home. By the time of the Norman Conquest though, vines were grown and wine produced in a number of monastic institutions, especially in southern England.

Currently, in Birmingham you can find wines from every part of the World - Chile, Italy, South Africa, Australia, and even, Bulgaria.