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The Historical Timeline of Wine
Evelyn Anderson
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Evelyn Anderson
⟶ Updated 6 months ago ⟶
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Events
King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria gave one of the greatest feasts in history.
The invention of pottery for making, storing & serving wine
Earliest evidence of wine found in pottery
King scorpion I was buried with seven hundred jars of wine
Limited domestic production was under way in the Nile delta
wine rations were being provided to many people even the lowest shepherd boys and assistant cooks
Grape vines being cultivated on Crete and possibly mainland Greece as well
Wine remained an elite drink in the Mycenean and Minoan cultures
Cultivation grew rapidly throughout Greece
Periods
Wine first produced in the Neolithic period
