The Shocking History of Wine

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The History of Wine
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Ever wondered how did somebody figure out they
could crush a grape, ferment the juice, and come
up with wine?

• Find out what we know about the major
  progressions of wine drinking and wine making
  throughout the years.

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Ancient Beginnings

• The harvesting of grapes and winemaking was first
  recorded in Ancient Egypt beginning around 4,000
  BC.
• Ancient Egyptians used stone tablets or wrote on
  walls to record information about their grape
  harvests.

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Ancient Greece and Roman Empire

• Winemaking spread throughout the Mediterranean.

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France and England

• It is thought that the Romans introduced the
  grapevine to France, which, at the time, was
  known as Gaul.

An important factor in the history of wine and it
spreading to England was the marriage in 1152 of
Eléonore of Aquitaine (Bordeaux region) with
Henry Plantagenet , who was to become Henry II,
the future king of England.
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17th and 18th Centuries

• The wine industry is challenged in the 17th and
  18th centuries.

People found other sources for their excessive
indulgences, like hard liquor, beer and ale,
tobacco, chocolate, and coffee and tea.
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19th Century

• French wine had become a great source of national
  pride for the people of France as it had become
  known as the benchmark of wine making standards
  in the international wine world.

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New World

• The New World wine makers began to challenge Old
  World wine makers round about the 19th century.

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Modern Times

• As technological procedures advanced, the
  winemaking industry developed better methods for
  production, which created better and more varied
  types of wines.

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• Keep trying the new ones.
• And keep enjoying your favorites. Cheers!

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