Wine 4,100 B.C. - World's Oldest Winery Discovered

A cave inside some remote mountains of Armenia contain what is being called the oldest winery yet discovered, dating back to around 4,1000 B.C., 1,000 years earlier than previous finds. The discovery was made in the same mysterious Armenian cave complex where ancient leather shoe was found last summer. This is the oldest complete wine production facility ever found, including grape seeds, withered grape vines, remains of pressed grapes, a rudimentary wine press, a clay vat apparently used for fermentation, wine-soaked potsherds, and even a cup and drinking bowl. read more

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