Up until the mid-19th century, wineries and monasteries were more often than not, the same thing. This came about as wine was something made by monastic orders for prayer and totally in no way because it gets you drunk. Times have changed a great deal. In countless European countries, monks were kicked out. Some were invited back. Some of the monasteries were abandoned and fell into ruin. Others were rebuilt and have active orders living inside them such as the Cistercian monks found at the very impressive Monestir de Poblet. […]
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