Have you ever heard of a green lion? Probably not, I have been searching my memory to see if there was something in mythology that I missed. Nothing in Greek or Roman myth that I could find. Perhaps there are green lions in Indian myth, like the Upanishads. Are there any green lions in Persian myths such as the Shanameh or Ferdowski?
I know, I know, you are all saying, “what does this have to do with wine?” Well, Green Lion is a Napa Cabernet, with and Aussie twist. The wine is collaboration between Dan Philips, owner of the Grateful Palate, and Chris Ringland, one of the top wine makers in Australia. Many consider the Grateful Palate, the premier Australian wine importer. Chris Ringland has fashioned a Napa Valley Cabernet, which has many of those Aussie flavors we love. This a flashy wine, oodles of fruit, supple taste mid-palate and long tasty finishes. If you like big Aussie wines, you will like this one. Priced around $19, not much made, get it while you can.
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The designations 'green lion' or 'verdigris' are found in many alchemical works. From the context, it often emerges that with them is meant the vera prima materia to the philosopher's stone, therefore the true first matter, from which is gained the basis to the philosopher's stone by corresponding processing. This raw material is also often concealed under the household name 'vitriol'. Indeed the semantic fields of these household names vary from author to author, so that often it is difficult to recognize what actually is to be understood by it.
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