Wine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23727951 |
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| Authors | S K Estreicher (0000-0002-5119-1033, Texas Tech University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah25009 |
| OpenAlex | W4236280404 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The wild grape Vitis vinifera sylvestris was domesticated and the first wine made in Neolithic times between the Black and Caspian Seas in a region that encompasses Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. Wine played an important role for religious, sanitary, medical, and trade reasons. The Phoenicians introduced viticulture around the Mediterranean basin starting around 800 BCE and the ancient Greeks made wine a democratic drink. The Romans perfected the technology for its mass production and expanded viticulture away from the Mediterranean coast.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Biology · Domestication · Geography · Greeks · Mediterranean Basin · Mediterranean climate · Viticulture · Wine · Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean · Ecology · Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies · Food Science · History · Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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