The Wine Culture of Ancient Greece While viticulture appears to have flourished as early as the Neolithic era, 6,500 years ago, little is known about the wine culture at this time. But by the rise of Ancient Greece, records were being kept that can now give us a glimpse into what role wine played in …
The Early Napa Valley Before the introduction of cultivated grapevines, wild grapes grew abundantly throughout Napa Valley. George Calvert Yount, a settler in the region, recognized the area’s potential for grape cultivation and planted the first grapes in modern Napa Valley during the early 19th century[1]. Other pioneers, such as Hamilton Walker Crabb and John …
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