Description A richly illustrated account of the story of Ancient Viniculture The history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine.
He is the author of Uncorking the Past and Ancient Brews and has collaborated with Dogfish Head Brewery to recreate a series of Ancient ales..
Mc Govern is scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
About the Author Patrick E.
In a new afterword, the author discusses exciting recent developments in the understanding of Ancient wine, including a new theory of how Viniculture came to central and northern Europe.
Elegantly written and richly illustrated, Ancient Wine opens up whole new chapters in the fascinating story of wine by drawing on recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA sleuthing, and the writings and art of Ancient peoples.
This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond.
Description A richly illustrated account of the story of Ancient Viniculture The history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine
