What do popes, kings, and holy wars have to do with wine? Religious orders dating back to medieval times are still leaving their distinctive marks on wine bottles over a thousand years later.
This episode is an exploration of what the warrior monks of Knights Templar and Order of Malta have to do with wine, and why their crosses show up on bottles of great wines today.
This is a light, chronological nod to wine’s role in economies, cultures, and religion throughout history.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
The Rose-Croix: The Templars’ Secret Life, Fedan, (2011)
Websites:
Ancient Origins: The Incredible History of Kolossi Castle - Won by Richard the Lionheart, Home to the Knights Templar, and Birthplace of the King of Wines, Mingren, (2018) https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/kolossi-castle-0011186
Atlas Obscura: How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit, Frost (2018) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-the-templar-knights-ate
Clarion Wines: The Three Italian Wine Estates of the Order of Malta http://www.clarionwines.co.uk/documents/Magione,%20Rocca%20Bernarda%20and%20Villa%20Giustiniani%20-%2026-10-10.pdf
Comité Champagne: https://www.champagne.fr/en/from-vine-to-wine/what-is-champagne-wine/history-of-champagne-wine
Giustiani: History of Giustiniani - http://www.giustiniani.info/english.html
History: 10 Reasons the Knights Templar Were History’s Fiercest Fighters, Gershon, (2019) https://www.history.com/news/knights-templar-facts-crusades-wealth
History: The Knights Templar Rulebook Included No Pointy Shoes and No Kissing Mom, Holland (2019) https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/the-knights-templar
Italy Magazine: Villa Giustiniani: A Family Home for over 400 years, Robinson (2019) https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/villa-giustiniani-family-home-over-400-years
Masterclass: Brunello vs. Barolo - Discover the Differences Between These Italian Wines https://www.masterclass.com/articles/brunello-vs-barolo-discover-the-differences-between-these-italian-wines#how-to-pair-barolo-wine-with-food
Order of Malta: History https://www.orderofmalta.int/history/
Ordo Supremis Militarism Templi Hierosolymitani: https://osmth.net/index.htm
Royal-Tokaji: True Heritage - Vinum Regnum, Rex Vinorum, Wine of King, King of Wines http://www.royal-tokaji.com/wine_of_kings.php
Stambolovo Winery: http://stambolovo-winery.com/en/products/index/knights-templar-line
Templar History: Did the Templars Form Switzerland? https://templarhistory.com/did-the-templars-form-switzerland/
Templarske Sklepy: About https://www.templarske-sklepy.cz/en/about-templarske-sklepy-cejkovice
Wine Sofa: Rocca Bernarda, Ercsey (2015) http://www.winesofa.eu/articles/rocca-bernarda
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