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The History of Champagne
Wine has been made for over 7,000 years, and effervescent wine for just as long since sealing wine before the fermentation is complete will naturally produce it. True sparkling wine, though, a wine that is clear from cloudy...
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2013 image of labelled wine jars in first Tel Kabri wine cellar towards the southeast
An image of the wine pithos at Tel Kabri's Area D-West in situ during the 2013 excavation. The pithos were excavated out after the photo and this storage room is now covered...
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Brauneberg Roman Wine Press
A reconstructed Roman wine press dated to the mid-3rd century CE is located on the edge of the “Brauneberger Juffer” vineyards opposite the municipality of Brauneberger, Germany. It is the best-preserved wine press found...
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Neumagen Wine Ship
Funerary stone monument in the shape of a rowing ship for transport of wine barrels on the Moselle river. The barge is loaded with four large wine-barrels, and manned by six oarsmen and two steersmen, one of whom is marking...
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Roman Transportation of Wine
A 1st century CE Roman plaque depicting the transportation of wine in barrels by boat. Discovered on farmland at Cabrières d'Aigues, France. (Brotte Wine Museum, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France)
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Piesport Roman Wine Press
A reconstructed Roman wine press dated to the 4th century CE is located on the edge of the famous slopes of the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen vineyard in Piesport, Germany. The structure, measuring 44 metres (144 ft) in length...
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Satyrs Making Wine
Satyrs making wine, dionysian bas-relief from altar of unknown date, National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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A Monk Tasting Wine
A 13th century CE illuminated manuscript showing a monk tasting wine as he draws off a jug from a barrel. ('Li Livres dou Santé', British Library, London)
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Amphora, Wine Storage Jar
A black-figure drinking scene on an amphora. Amphorae are a particular type of storage vessel which were used for the storage and transportation of liquids, mainly wine. They were usually ceramic and can be dated back...
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Roman Wine Press (Reconstruction)
A reconstruction of a Roman wine press. (Empuries Archaeological Site, Spain)