The World’s Oldest Wine Still Exists: Museum Holds Bottle From 1,700 Years Ago!
Fermented grape juice has been drunk by humans since the Stone Age. The world’s oldest wine is believed to have originated in what is now Georgia and Iran.
Alcohol was one of the most common and widely used substances in history, perhaps even prehistory. There are many indications that people were drinking it well before they invented writing.
Where was the world’s oldest wine discovered?
According to some studies, the Chinese made wine from rice, honey and fruit as early as 9,000 years ago. In the Caucasus mountains of modern-day Georgia and the Zagros Mountains of Iran, grapes were among the first fruits that people learned to plant. Wine was developed there as early as 7,400 years ago, which is in the Stone Age.
Archaeologist Patrick McGovern and his team found traces of wine in Iran dating back to 5400 BC. This is the oldest wine in the world, if we consider a beverage made from fermented grapes. The oldest European wine, on the other hand, was made ca. 4300 BC. Its traces were found in a Neolithic settlement at Dikili Tash in northern Greece.
