It would typically consist of dragées and mulled wine accompanied by aged cheese, and by the Late Middle Ages could also include fresh fruit covered in sugar, honey or syrup and boiled-down fruit pastes.
A tour of French landscape paintings at the Museum of Modern Art will be given on Monday at 6 p.m., followed by a tasting of sweet wines accompanied by cookies and candies at 7 p.m.
The Long Island Wine Council will hold a tasting of Long Island wines, accompanied by dishes from more than 10 Long Island restaurants, on May 7 at Windows on the World in the World Trade Center.
Veal served Zurich-style, with mushrooms and a white wine and cream sauce, accompanied by a plate of rosti, is $31.
The $99.95 evening of wine and dining accompanied by a selection of cigars features an entree choice of marinated shell steak or grilled fresh tuna with a Clos du Bois pinot noir 1993 and Cohiba Robusto Dominican cigars.
Less assertive but just as good was a little pork chop roasted in white wine, accompanied by diced eggplant and a similar onion sauce.
The next one is View From the Vineyards, a tasting of California wines accompanied by foods from two dozen restaurants.
Then came a seared strip of Atlantic salmon on a bed of succotash topped with a criss-cross of chanterelle mushrooms in a white wine and mushroom sauce accompanied by a stack of thin-sliced, red bliss potatoes.
It's an ideal place to quaff a glass of wine accompanied by a few slices of quality cheese.
Slap the Bag, Slapping the Bag, or Slapping the Baby, is an event that involves the drinking of bagged wine, commonly Franzia, in a group setting, accompanied by a ceremonial hitting of the bag of wine.