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The Greeks may have even been involved in the first appearance of wine in ancient Egypt. [66] They introduced the V. vinifera vine to [67] and made wine in their numerous colonies in modern-day Italy, [68] Sicily, [69] southern France, [70] and Spain. [67]
There is archaeological evidence to suggest that the Celts first cultivated the grape vine, Vitis vinifera, in Gaul.Grape pips have been found throughout France, pre-dating Greek and Roman cultural influences, with some examples found near Lake Geneva being over 12,000 years old. [2]
Grapes and wine make frequent literal and allegorical appearances in both the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. In the Torah, grapevines were among the first crops planted after the Great Flood, and in exploring Canaan following the Exodus from Egypt, one of the positive reports about the land was that grapevines were abundant. The Jews under Roman ...
[8] [9] This is approximately the time when barley beer and grape wine were beginning to be made in the Middle East. Evidence of alcoholic beverages has also been found dating from 5400 to 5000 BC in Hajji Firuz Tepe in Iran, [ 10 ] 3150 BC in ancient Egypt , [ 11 ] 3000 BC in Babylon , [ 12 ] 2000 BC in pre-Hispanic Mexico [ 12 ] and 1500 BC ...
Orange wine (a.k.a. skin-contact white wine) is wine made with maceration in the manner of rosé or red wine production, but using white wine grape varieties instead of red. To start primary fermentation, yeast may be added to the must for red wine, or may occur naturally as ambient yeast on the grapes (or in the air).
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Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit. Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made from grapes, and the term "wine" generally refers to grape wine when used without any qualification.