Vintage advice from the 18th Century

Given a Christmas present of a facsimile of Irish physician Dr Edward Barry’s 1775 book on wine, Giovanni Morelli believes its observations are as relevant today as they were in the 18th Century. A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou. — Omar Khayyam (Persian poet/scientist 1048-1131) By the time you read this you should have recovered from the festivities and put the PPIs away. No doubt, like most people in Ireland, you will also have listened to the whole or part of the German-born Georg Friedrich Händel’s Oratorio the Messiah over the festive season. Originally first performed…