1. The use of wine differed from beer in ancient Greece and Rome because beer was for the common people and wine for the high society people. Beer was used as a source of barter and was considered an important food source.
2. Greeks used wine because it was their drink of choice when the water quality couldn 't be guaranteed, a social lubricant, used in games at gatherings, and for making vinegar.
3. In Greece, beer was considered to be the drink of the common folk. Wine became the fancier, more sought after drink that eventually led it to become a sort of status symbol for those who could afford to drink it.
4. It was the main beverage in Ancient Greece as the water was often unsafe to drink on its own so the addition of wine, helped to kill