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Grape Cultivation and Wine Production

Type Object Region Mediterranean Time c. -1000

Grape cultivation and wine fermentation techniques were already well developed in the Mediterranean by around 1000 BCE, covering vineyard management,…

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  1. c. -1000–-800Levantine coast and Cyprus · LevantFoot-pressing troughs, large clay jars (pithos) for fermentation, and resin preservation were mature in the Near East, and wine became a major export of Phoenician and Greek trade.
  2. c. -800–-500Greek peninsula and Aegean islands · GreeceGreek city-states developed symposion drinking rituals and graded wine grades, while standardized amphora transport made wine a core commodity of pan-Aegean trade.

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