Excavations conducted at the Sant Gregori site, located in the town of Burriana (Castellón, Spain), have brought to light significant remnants of a maritime villa from the Roman era that specialized in viticulture. This archaeological project, led by the Aula de Arqueología Mediterránea of the Universitat Jaume I de Castelló in collaboration with the Burriana […]
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Posted inClassical Archaeology
Large Roman Villa Where Falernian Wine, the Most Esteemed in the Empire Was Produced, Found in Campania
Construction work on an agrivoltaic plant has unearthed a Roman villa approximately 2,000 years old in the small Italian municipality of Cancello ed Arnone, in the province of Caserta. The discovery offers an opportunity to study and better understand the settlement dynamics of a historic area of great importance to Roman civilization: the ager Falernus. […]
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Two Wines Dominated the Market in Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean: Gaza and Cilician
A recent study has brought to light interesting details about the distribution and consumption patterns of two of the most important wines in the eastern Mediterranean during Late Antiquity. These are Gaza wine and Cilician wine, two products that not only captivated the palates of the elites but also marked economic and cultural differences in […]
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The Liquid Found in a Roman Tomb in Southern Spain, is the Oldest Wine in the World
In 2019, archaeologists discovered a family mausoleum dated to the 1st century AD in the necropolis of Carmona (ancient Roman Carmo) in Seville (Spain), which contained eight niches, six of them with an urn of ashes each. One of these contained a reddish liquid that, after an archaeochemical study, was identified as white wine, making […]
Posted inAncient Rome
The Clever System the Romans Applied to Give Wines Their Color and Bouquet
Most people have a vague idea that the ancient Romans enjoyed wine, but what was their wine actually like? A new interdisciplinary study provides fresh insights into the sensory qualities and production techniques of Roman wine that challenge our current understanding. Through a comparison with the traditional winemaking methods still practiced today in the country […]
Posted inAncient Egypt
How Ancient Egyptians Invented Wine Labels
To many, it may seem strange that Egypt is now one of the world’s largest wine producers, with an annual quantity similar to that of Britain. However, the fact is that wine production has been linked to Egypt for many centuries. Obviously, it was not the ancient Egyptians who invented it. Archaeologists have traced its […]
