History Of Wine Flashcards
When was the oldest wine produced
The oldest known wine was produced in 8000BC 10000 years ago in Colchis region todays Georgia
When was wine produced in Iran
5400BC archaeological digs in an area known as hajji Firuz Tepe in Iran shows that wine was produced in that region
Where is the oldest known winery
Remains of the oldest known winery is found in Armenia according to historian they have been producing wine since 70000BC
How did wine come to Europe
Wine came to Europe for the first time through tribes living in the balkans
Wine history in turkey
Turkey is one of the oldest wine countries with a local legend that the first vineyard are the biblical flood was set up by Noah.
They is evidence that wine in turkey has been produced for well over 7000 years
Talk about ancient Egyptian wine history
There are 6 sealed wine amphoras by Kha’y in pharaoh Tutankhamen tomb these are labeled with the wine makers name the name of the wine and harvest year.
Who created a wine god
Around 200BC the Roman had a wine god Baccuhus as well as the Greeks Dionysus who represented the power of intoxication and enthusiasm
Talk about a wine festival
The Bacchanalia festival was know as the wildest wine festival that the Roman senate completely removed it in 186BC
Wine making in Italy
Villa della Pisanella played an important role in wine and olive oil making around 77AD and is not buried under ashes with the eruption of Vesuvius volcano.
Cyprus wines in competition
French king Philip Augustus held the first international wine tasting competition and Cyprus won the competition in 1224
Cyprus wines in competition
French king Philip Augustus held the first international wine tasting competition and Cyprus won the competition in 1224
Wine making in the 14th 15th and 16th century
Winery production initiated by several catholic monks leave the church and spread influence with lack of clean water increased wine consumption in Europe
What disease stopped wine production
The 1st phylloxera was seen in France in 1864 destroying most world ties for 20 years
Which was the best year for wine production
In 2018 a word wine production record was broken with 292,3 million hectoliters of revenue produced. 70% of the total was from Europe.
List 5 new world wine
Argentina
Chile
South Africa
Australia
America California
New Zealand
Mexico
