The History of wine

The history of wine is a bit 'the history of mankind. The origins of the wine is so much to sink in ancient legend.

Some tell of having Noah invented wine thought it well to save lives from the flood by reserving a safe place in his ark, then a glass of wine tells millennia of human history. In reality, many scientific studies, it appears that the practice of wine making dates back to 3000 BC and the first people who could enjoy the tasty drink were the Babylonians.

In later centuries the Egyptians sharpened techniques of wine making and wine making was consolidated so that burial of Tutankhamen were included amphora containing wine aged for many years.

The winemaking spread quickly among Jews, Arabs and Greeks, the latter dedicated to the wine gods: Dionysus, God of conviviality. In Italy the wine was first spread by the Sabines and then the Etruscans, then argue more strongly with the advent of the Roman Empire, which conquered vast territories in Europe and Asia, contributed greatly to the spread of winemaking but also in ' evolution and refinement of techniques for storing wine. The Romans believed that wine was a beverage bactericidal properties, in fact this was distributed to soldiers during the numerous military campaigns.

A dark period hits the wine culture in the Middle Ages, the advance of the Moors in the territories that were the first Christians, is a deterrent to the development of wine. Only thanks to Christian religious practices, conducted in the monasteries that dot Europe, give new impetus and continuity to the techniques of winemaking. Benedictines and Cistercians are the most reputable appraisers and consumers own a divine nectar and Monaco will be named one of the most important wines: Don Perignon.

In the nineteenth century, due to vine diseases such as phylloxera, from America, huge amounts of vineyards were destroyed and many farmers were forced to graft grape vines on survivors of American origin, resistant to these parasites. In the twentieth century in France are introduced regulations governing the production (origin, define the areas of production, etc..) Leading to an increase in the production of quality wine at the expense of quantity.