Assertion: mead | /r/HasProperty | a tipple of choice
Facets:
value: from these ancient times
type: TEMPORAL
value: through the late middle ages
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Mead was a tipple of choice from these ancient times through the Late Middle Ages, when honey was supplanted by cheaper sugars, which led to a rise in ales.
text: Mead was the drink of choice for the elite for the early people of the British Isles, but by the Middle Ages imported wine from the Mediterranean had become more common.