Archeology Finds The Oldest Winery Ever

It is common knowledge that wine has been made and consumed for thousands of years and yet it is still exciting to find more evidence of wine production from long ago. The latest archeological discovery is the oldest complete winery to be found to date.

Located in Southern Armenia the complex consisted of an entire village within a cave system that included a complete winery. The find including a wine press, clay vat, even withered grape vines, and other wine accessories have been dated back to the Copper Age making them well over six thousand years old.

Not only has scientific analysis dated the winery to 4100 BC but it is also confirmed through residue that grapes were being pressed in the vat and not another organic matter. Previously the oldest wine press to have been found in existence was along the West Bank currently occupied by Israel dating back to 1650 BC.  

While there is still much to learn about this discovery such as how the wine was used within the community and who exactly was making it, it is still a exciting find with what we know.

via Rhino Wino