The Apostolic Fathers make very little reference to wine, but the earliest references from the Church Fathers make it clear that the early church used wine in their celebration of the Eucharist, often mixing it with water according to the prevailing custom. The Didache, an early Christian treatise which is generally accepted to be from the late 1st century, instructs Christians to give a portion of their wine in support of a true prophet or, if they have no prophet resident with them, to the poor.
"Didache, chapter 13". Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
http://web.archive.org/web/20070528025425/http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-hoole.html#13.
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