Wine (products and research request)

[Sagan Darkside]

Salutations,

My groups wants a break from Spycraft- so I am trying to pull together another d&d campeign.

The idea I have is for them to belong to and/or work for a wealthy family in the wine business- adventures would focus around the vineyard and branch into trade/travel scenarios.

One problem- I don't drink.

Could someone suggest some reading material on the making of wine (historical or modern) or some rpg resources (adventures or scenarios) that have touched on the subject.

I recall reading a synopsis of an adventure centering around wine, but I can't find mention of it now on the 'net.

Respectfully submitted
SD

 

[The Grey Dwarf]

You can get some info there:

GrapeStompers

Chemistry of Wine

Champagne

Wines

edit: forgot one

 

[Azure Trance]

If you can still find it, a 2nd Edition Netbook called The Netbook of Alcohol by Desmond Reid. Goes into Liquors, Wine, Beer, different (fantastical types), alcohol related magic items, monster (Booze Worm, Pink Elephant, Clydsedale...), etc. And lots and lots of charts and tables to figure out what that type of wine/beer/liquor is.

 

[WayneLigon]

THE SCA BREW Historic Brewing Page for the middle ages.
The Meadery Wine Links have more modern info.

 

[BiggusGeekus@Work]

Sagan,

I found a winery in your area: http://www.roundthebend.com/hudson/hudswine.html

Maybe you could drop by there and look around?

In Virginia we have lots of vinyards. I noticed they tended to attract bees and other such insects that like sugary grapes.

 

[Sagan Darkside]

Sagan,

I found a winery in your area: http://www.roundthebend.com/hudson/hudswine.html

Maybe you could drop by there and look around?

Haha. Wow, that is embarrassing. I should have thought to look.

In Virginia we have lots of vinyards. I noticed they tended to attract bees and other such insects that like sugary grapes.

Hmm- that has opportunities. Giant bees.. or perhaps those bee-people from MM2. *ponder*


Thank you, everyone, for the links. Many had book suggestions for further research.

SD

 

[Olive]

One problem- I don't drink.

does your group? cos if they no the same as you, it's not goign to be a big deal.

 

[Sagan Darkside]

Re: Re: Wine (products and research request)

does your group? cos if they no the same as you, it's not goign to be a big deal.

While not in my house, they do drink.

It is not accuracy I am concerned about. After having a cop in my group for Spycraft, I made it clear that dead-on accuracy is not my interest.. stories are.

I am interested in generating ideas for adventures/scenarios/settings/npc's by learning more about wines and how they are produced.

Some rpg resources with already thought out ideas would be appreciated as well (any rpg, I can convert).

I apologize for not being clear.

SD

 

[Oaken25]

What about Aurora's Realms Catalog. Sure it's a Forgotten Realms book but it has a list of many different ales, wines, meads, and other liquor.

The ESD should be available by now, im guessing....