| Wine is an alcoholic drink made of fermented | | | | Mediterranean, wine was most likely used as a |
| grapes. Drinks similar to wine can also be | | | | commodity for trade.In Ancient Egypt, wine |
| made of many other fruits or flowers but they | | | | was important in ceremonial life. Although |
| need some name to differentiate them from | | | | wild grapes were never grown there, a highly |
| grape wine (like honey wine).Wine derives | | | | valued winemaking industry was established in |
| from the the Old English word win, that comes | | | | the Nile Delta. The industry was probably |
| from the Proto-Germanic winam which came from | | | | the trade result between Egypt and Canaan |
| the Latin word vinum, which can either mean | | | | during the Early Bronze Age, beginning from |
| "wine" or "vine".Some say that the Republic | | | | at least the Third Dynasty (2650 - 2575 BC), |
| of Georgia is the birthplace of modern-day | | | | the start of the Old Kingdom period (2650 - |
| wine. Wine may probably have been made in | | | | 2152 BC). Winemaking pictures on tomb walls, |
| the valleys of Georgia for over 7,000 years. | | | | and the lists of offerings that came along |
| According to a Georgian legend, wine was | | | | with them, included wine that was definitely |
| first fabricated between 7000 and 5000 BC, | | | | produced in the vineyards of the delta. By |
| when a Caucasian man found out that grape | | | | the end of the Old Kingdom, five wines |
| juice became joyful juice when buried during | | | | produced in the Delta, made part of a "menu," |
| the winter in a compartment in a shallow | | | | for the afterlife. The culture of wine in |
| hole.Other early known proof of a fermented | | | | Europe came from the Greeks who spread the |
| drink similar to wine is from a Chinese | | | | art of grape-growing and winemaking in |
| village called Jiahu dating from 6000 to 7000 | | | | Ancient Greece and Roman times.Today, the |
| BC. The wine, discovered in 16 buried jars, | | | | regions that most produce wine worldwide are |
| had millet, rice, beeswax (from honey) and | | | | Europe, South America, California and New |
| either hawthorn fruit or wild grape in it. A | | | | Zealand. The largest wine export nations are |
| 3,000 year old bronze jar has also been | | | | Italy, France, Spain, Australia, Chile, USA, |
| unearthed, still containing a similar liquid | | | | Germany, South Africa, Portugal, Moldova, |
| wine.Ancient pottery jars discovered in Iran | | | | Hungary, Croatia and Argentina.Wine history |
| indicate that grape wine was made as far back | | | | is very important for finding out why Europe |
| as 5,500 BC. It is the oldest wine ever | | | | has become such a wine capital. The |
| found and it is in the museum of | | | | worldwide influences on the area, the local |
| Pennsylvania. This discovery is particularly | | | | climate, the soil, the grape species and the |
| significant, as Iran was not usually a | | | | taste for the beverage made this drink become |
| grape-growing area, the main crops were | | | | one of the most valuable foodstuffs in the |
| mostly grains and beer was the favorite drink | | | | world. A person who understands wine, |
| back then. As ancient Babylon was located on | | | | understands the land, and therefore |
| the Silk Road from China to the | | | | understands class and the arts. |