Pope Leo's tipple was the same as many popes that came before him but with a sprinkle of something a bit stronger. Coffee ...

Vin Mariani, a 19th-century wine, contained a potent jolt of coca leaves—which prompted Pope Leo XIII to sing its praises.

In 1863, an obscure chemist named Angelo Mariani from Corsica arrived in Paris. Coming from a long line of doctors and chemists, Mariani set up shop in a modest Parisian quarter and began unlocking ...

Mariani and Company Description The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Angelo Francois Mariani introduced Vin Mariani (Mariani Wine) in 1871. He formulated the ...

He created his dupe of the Vin Mariani and called it Pemberton’s French Coca Wine. Due to the 1886 Atlanta and Fulton County prohibition ordinances, Pemberton had to change the recipe slightly.

Here lies the latest edition of The Swill, wherein certified sommelier and Hip Tastes book author, Courtney Cochran, brings you the latest gossip and findings from the wide world of wine.

In 1980, John Mariani Jr., now chairman emeritus of Banfi Vintners, arrived at a 40,000-square-foot, Tudor-style mansion on Long Island’s North Shore, known then as Rynwood. It was no Gatsby manor.