This volume presents contemporary evidence scientific, archaeological, botanical, textual, and historical for major revisions in our understanding of winemaking in antiquity.
The essayists argue that Wine existed as long ago as 3500 BC, almost half a millennium earlier than experts believed..
Among the subjects covered are the domestication of the Vinifera grape, the Wine trade, the iconography of Ancient wine, and the analytical and archaeological challenges posed by Ancient wines.
This volume presents contemporary evidence scientific, archaeological, botanical, textual, and historical for major revisions in our understanding of winemaking in antiquity