Wine - A Timeless Aphrodisiac

Creating Spiced Wines for Sensuality and Seduction

Aphrodisiacs in various forms have long been used to arouse sexual excitement. Some forms that aphrodisiacs take are visual (pornography and sexy pictures), olfactory (the scent of your lover and aromatherapy), demonstrative (your partner's touch, or the brush of a feather), and auditory (music, sexual sounds and communications). More tangible things like food and alcohol will always top the list of aphrodisiacs, though, because they take many senses into account and lend themselves to the libido.

Long before the days when Marc Antony fed grapes to Cleopatra, certain foods and beverages had developed a reputation as aphrodisiacs and became entwined with romantic lore. The word itself, "aphrodisiac", comes from the name of the Greek goddess of love - Aphrodite - and conjures up ideas of magic ingredients and mystical love potions. Not surprisingly, then, wine tops the list of aphrodisiac beverages.

Wine as Aphrodisiac

Drinking wine can be an amazingly erotic experience, enhancing a romantic interlude by relaxing our bodies and stimulating our senses. Alone, it adds a sophisticated "sex appeal" to social events and personal meals. Let your eyes feast on the color of the liquid, caress the glass, and savor the taste on your lips; but remember that larger amounts of alcohol will make you too drowsy for after-dinner romance.

Discovering ways to make wines more fruitful, spicy, or seductive can also help us uncover new secrets to seduction.

Whether making wine or love, exotic layers adds a wave of sensuality to the whole experience. The taste of the wine, the bouquet, the tang on the tongue and the soothing reactions that wine inspires makes it such a fabulous drink for romance. Carefully crafted wine combinations can turn this magnificent experience into something truly magical.

Many ancient aphrodisiac wine recipes are tightly interwoven with myth. During the 17th century, a strengthening aphrodisiac was created from adding cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, rosemary and thyme in wine and allowing it to rest for a week before straining. The resulting spiced wine was drank each day to enhance sexual prowess.