The Historical Timeline of Wine

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

Wine first produced in the Neolithic period