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How was the first wine made? What is the history of Wine?

Akansha Ajrawat

Humans are a creation that is well known for creating astounding stuff through essential commodities. And this experiment with food has always held at a broad spectrum. Things turned their way when people started producing engrossing edible items through organic substances. Now, we all know how famous wine is and what is it made of? It doesn’t matter what community we belong to (except a few), but there is always a desire to try it out once in our lives. But before offering you a glass of wine, I would like to take you inside the first wine bottle in the world where you would be diving deep into the history of wine and, significantly, about the world’s costliest and most famous wine. 

So, Ready!! Steady!! Go!!

1) History of Wine

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The wine’s history is not confined; there are various claims by the different countries to have the genuine origin of the wine. So, it is still a question that from where did wine originate?

But let’s check what the researchers say. 

The first-ever wine was made by the Chinese back in 7000 BC. The wine started during the Han Dynasty. Vitis Vinifera, a form of grapes from Central Asia, was brought to China by Zhang Qian, who established diplomatic relations with other countries to import and export the products. And from there, grape cultivation and grape wine culture emerged. The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty of ancient China, and during this time, wine culture was utterly adopted by the Chinese and became a tradition. People started drinking wine at every celebration, and this is how it flourished in other countries and then all over the world. 

Process: The process was quite similar to the modern method where they took the fermented mixture of grapes and grains in a container with water for several days to make wine. 

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Georgia is considered the “Cradle of Wine,” and we can find traces of the wine back in 6000 BC. Georgians were the first to discover the process of making wine by burying the grapes for winters. Also, an 8000-years-old jar is found that reveals the ancient evidence of grape winemaking. 

Two more countries show the origination of the wine- Persia (5000 BC); the story is quite interesting where a girl got rejected by the king and tried to commit suicide by drinking the rotting residue of grapes, considering it poisonous. She was surprised by her discovery and reported her incident to the king, for which she was later rewarded. However, the following day told her that life is still worth living. 

In Italy (4000 BC), the Greeks brought wine here, and later, Romans planted their vineyards. 

History of Wine in India: They were the Persians who brought the Wine culture to India during the Bronze Age. But it became more popular under British Rule. Now, there is a variety of Indian Wines that are enjoyed worldwide. The two regions where wine is grown in India are- Maharashtra and Nandi Hills, Bangalore. 

2) Process of making wine in Modern World

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There is only the involvement of view equipment that helps in making the process easier. Otherwise, there isn’t much difference in the process of making wine.

Let’s divide this making into five steps:

Tools for making wine: primary fermenter, secondary fermenter, airlock, hydrometer, tubing, bottles, closures, corker, funnel, and wire brushes are used to make the wine. 

3) World’s costliest and famous wines

The 5 costliest wines are:

The 5 most famous wines are:

Speyer Wine Bottle (325-350) is the oldest wine bottle in the world. The bottle was found in 1867 in the tomb of the Roman soldier. 

This was all you needed to know about the wine. And we would like to know about your favorite wine. Cheers!!

 

 

  

 

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