Wine 101

Before and after the rise of Rome land under-vine in Italy was already everywhere. And what came next was the largest explosion of wine culture in the ancient world.

We wind our way through ancient Greek history with examples of just how important the grapevine was to their culture

The grapevine happens upon a culture that takes its love for wine to the next level, becoming the conveyer of wine to the world beyond the Mediterranean. Greece's beginnings begin with wine.

As we wrap up the series on the Origins of wine we see the Phoenician culture inspire the Mediterranean and eventually the Greeks.

As the Bronze Age becomes the Iron Age the grapevine begins to travel beyond its previous limits.

Before we move into more familiar territory we watch the grapevine exit the Fertile Crescent to the Nile Delta.

Before the grapevine spreads west we stop for a moment to visit an excavation site south of Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia

As we move into our history as writers, stories emerge to tell the tale of humanity—wine comes along for the ride.

As we evolve out of the Stone Age so does our agriculture. Wine becomes a key player in the beginnings of human cultivation.