Vin Mariani

Vin Mariani
Advertising bill for the wine Mariani, lithograph of Jules Cheret, 1894

Vin Mariani (French: Mariani's wine) was a tonic and patent medicine created circa 1863 by Angelo Mariani, a French chemist who became intrigued with coca and its economic potential after reading Paolo Mantegazza’s paper on coca's effects. In 1863,[1][2] Mariani started marketing a wine called Vin Tonique Mariani (à la Coca du Pérou)[1] which was made from Bordeaux wine treated with coca leaves.[3]

The ethanol in the wine acted as a solvent and extracted the cocaine from the coca leaves, altering the drink’s effect. It originally contained 6 mg of cocaine per fluid ounce of wine, but Vin Mariani which was to be exported contained 7.2 mg per ounce in order to compete with the higher cocaine content of similar drinks in the United States. Ads for Vin Mariani claimed that it would restore health, strength, energy, and vitality.

Contents

Popularity

Pope Leo XIII purportedly carried a hipflask of Vin Mariani with him, and awarded a Vatican gold medal to Angelo Mariani.

Vin Mariani was very popular in its day, even among royalty such as Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland. Pope Leo XIII and later Pope Saint Pius X were both Vin Mariani drinkers. Pope Leo awarded a Vatican gold medal to the wine, and also appeared on a poster endorsing it.[3]

Thomas Edison also endorsed the wine, claiming it helped him stay awake for longer hours.[3] Ulysses S. Grant was also a fan of the wine, which he began drinking while writing his memoirs towards the end of his life.[4]

Competition

This tonic evidently inspired John S. Pemberton's 1885 coca wine drink recipe called Pemberton's French Wine Coca. Later that year, when Atlanta and Fulton County passed prohibition legislation, Pemberton responded by developing a carbonated, non-alcoholic version of his French Wine Coca. The beverage was named Coca-Cola because the stimulants mixed in the beverage were coca leaves from South America and kola nuts, the beverage's source of caffeine.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b (English) (French) Angelo Mariani – Man Behind The Bottle – Discover – Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiritueux
  2. ^ There are some conflicting information on the actual dates, see Karch, Steven. B. "A Brief History of Cocaine". Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 2006. Page 32.
  3. ^ a b c Inciardi, James A. (1992). The War on Drugs II. Mayfield Publishing Company. p. 6. ISBN 1-55934-016-9. 
  4. ^ Dwight Garner (July 19, 2011). "The Lure of Cocaine, Once Hailed as Cure-All". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/books/howard-markel-on-cocaine-in-anatomy-of-addiction.html?WT.mc_id=AR-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M211a-ROS-0711-L1&WT.mc_ev=click. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vin Mariani — era una bebida que contenía vino y extractos de hoja de coca. Fue creada en 1863 por Angelo Mariani quien la promovía atribuyéndole una gran cantidad de propiedades terapéuticas. La bebida gozó de gran popularidad entre artistas e intelectuales… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Vin Mariani — Angelo Mariani Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mariani. Affiche publicitaire pour le vin Mariani, lithographie de Jules Cheret, 1894 Angelo Mariani …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vin Mariani — Para otros usos de este término, véase Mariani (desambiguación). Publicidad del vin Mariani. Vin Mariani era una bebida que contenía vino y extractos de hoja de coca. Fue creada en 1863 por Angelo Mariani quien la promovía atribuyéndole una gran… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vin Mariani — Anzeige mit Papst Leo XIII. Vin Mariani (frz.), auch unter dem deutschen Namen Mariani Wein bekannt, ist ein 1863 von Angelo Mariani erstmals hergestelltes alkoholhaltiges Getränk aus Bordeauxwein und Extrakten des Cocastrauchs. Das Getränk wurde …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mariani — bezeichnet Vin Mariani, ein alkoholhaltiges Getränk Mariani ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amos Mariani (1931–2007), italienischer Fußballspieler und trainer Angelo Mariani (Musiker) (1821–1873), italienischer Komponist und Dirigent… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vin — may refer to: *Voltage input (an alternative form for Vin ) *Vin, California, in Yolo County *Vinča signs *a diminutive of the name Vincent , as in: **Vin Diesel **Vin Scully **Vin Suprynowicz *Vin, the name of a character from the video games… …   Wikipedia

  • Mariani — may refer to the following: People Angelo Mariani, French chemist Angelo Mariani (conductor), Italian conductor and composer Camillo Mariani, Italian sculptor Cesare Mariani, Italian painter Domenico Mariani, Roman Catholic Church Cardinal… …   Wikipedia

  • Mariani (desambiguación) — Mariani puede referirse a : Lugares Mariani, localidad de la India en el estado de Assam. Personas Angelo Mariani, químico ítalo francés. Roberto Mariani, director técnico de fútbol argentino. Camillo Mariani, escultor italiano (1556 1611).… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vin — (franz. vin „Wein“) steht für folgende Weine: Vin du Bugey Vin de Corse Vin Delimité de Qualité Supérieur Vin Doux Naturel Gletscherwein, Vin du Glacier Vin Jaune Vin de Maison Vin Mariani Strohwein, Vin de Paille Vin de Pays Vin Santo Vin de… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vin et culture — Bacchus par Caravage Vin synonyme de fête …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”