It’s time someone asked an important question: what wine did the Apostles drink at the Last Supper?
The Last Supper was the most important meal in history, so it’s natural to wonder what it would have been like to be there!
And since the Last Supper was a Passover meal, there are many clues as to what food would have been served.
Today, let’s take a closer look at what the wine selection would have been like.
Ancient Jewish oral law describes the Passover wine as symbolizing the blood of the sacrificial lambs offered at the Temple in Jerusalem, so we know that the wine was typically a red wine.
A specific requirement for the Passover Seder was that the wine should be fermented from grapes without additives. Sweet or fortified wines like those we know today were likely not available, so natural red wines, made from local grapes, were the norm.
Archaeological findings around Jerusalem have uncovered ancient wine presses and storage jars (amphorae), confirming that winemaking was a well-established industry.
So, there it is. The wine served at the Last Supper was probably a bitter red wine made from local grapes. It probably didn’t resemble modern varieties like Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon, but it may have been similar to today’s Middle Eastern wines, which are rich, full-bodied, and slightly sweet.
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