assignment one part b
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“ the peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and
the vine” - Thucydides
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Timeline of Mediterranean Wine Trade
8000BC – Earliest signs of wine production in Mesopotamia
6500BC – Wine production in Macedonia
6000BC – First signs of a winery in Mesopotamia
3000BC – Domestic grapes grown in Egypt , Mesopotamia and Greece
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Timeline of Mediterranean Wine Trade
1500BC – Phoenicians begin trading along the Mediterranean Sea
1500-1000BC – Vineyards begin to be planted throughout Greece
900-800BC – Phoenicians plant vines and teach winemaking through Spain
400-300BC – Wine becomes a main commodity and modern winemaking techniques are used as experimentation with wine begins
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was Greek for ‘the land between the two rivers’
These rivers were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
This area is now known as Iraq
There are signs of the first wines being produced in this region from 8000BC
Evidence of the first winery during 6000BC
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Mesopotamia
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Phoenicia
Phoenicia created a maritime trading civilisation along the coastline of what is now Lebanon
The Phoenicians began the trade of wine along with wood, glass and Tyrian purple dye
The use of amphorae or ‘Canaanite jar’ to carry wine was spread to different regions via trading
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Phoenicia
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Phoenician Trading Routes
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Egypt
Wine and vines were introduced to Egyptians from Mesopotamia and Phoenicia
The best wine growing region was in the Delta
Wine was predominantly produced for kings and tombs were decorated with scenes of winemaking
Winemaking techniques were
used more frequently in this era
Evidence of trellising systems
has also been found
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Egypt
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Greece
Have been producing wine for over 6000 years
Introduced vines to France, Italy, Spain
Created the first labels on amphorae which included the variety, winemaker and location
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Greek Trading Routes
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Wikipedia. (n.d.). Phoenicia. Retrieved on 12 August 2013 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia#High_point:_1200.E2.80.93800.C2.A0BC
Gore, R. (n.d.). Who were the phoenicians? Retrieved on 12 August 2013 from tp://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature2/map.html
Map of Mesopotamia Retrieved on 12 August 2013 from http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map01mes.htm
History of Wine I: From Ancient Times to Enlightment. (2010). Retrieved on July 27, 2013 from http://www.tapchiruouvang.com/en/learn-wine-detail/83/history-of-wine-i-from-ancient-times-to-the-enlightment/