KING JAMSHID

PERSIAN N/A-N/A

It is said that the legendary king of Persia, Jamshid, was so fond of grapes that he kept them in jars so that he could eat them all year around. However, when they fermented it was assumed that the liquid was poisonous and marked accordingly. After losing the king’s favour, one of his mistresses drank the liquid out of despair and fell asleep. When she woke up feeling much better, the mistress showed the liquid to Jamshid, who loved it. Welcoming his mistress back, Jamshid declared that from that moment onwards, all the grapes in Persepolis would be used to produce wine.