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Originally Posted by jblum315
Yes, families were allowed to brew a certain amount of wine for personal use, and many, many Italian families in the NY area where I lived still do it. Mostly they cultivate figs for that purpose, not grapes.
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Yes that's right, my grandparent's made their own wine from their grape arbor in the back yard. I remember that they only drank a small amt w/meals (like a sm. juice glass) and my mother telling me once that she was scolded by her 2nd grade teacher for having wine on her breathe in class,my grandmother gave her a little for an upset stomach :-)