In Egypt, slaves had Bouza more than 4000 years ago. In Russia, Kvass has been drunk by proletariats under Stalin. Each of these cases is a poor people with neither advanced technology nor access to a knowledge repository like the internet.

So, why does every article on homebrewing seem to imply that making wine is akin to rocket science?

It's basically an immediate hit, from self-proclaimed-carnivores to raw-macrobiotic-vegan hippies. I usually break out this Pate when there's a party.