The History of Wine Timeline

Ancient amphoras in an old wine storage cellar.

The history of wine is long and storied, with nearly every civilization having their own version of a fermented fruit drink. People have been making wine for thousands of years, from Iran to Rome to China and beyond. Wine has been used in medicine, ceremony, religion, cuisine, and social practice for nearly all recorded history.

Theorem Vineyards has put together a timeline of major historical milestones in winemaking to show how much human civilization can be marked in wine glasses.

A timeline of the history of wine.

An aerial view of Theorem Vineyards' hillside estate, with intimate shots of a hummingbird among lavender, blooming flowers, and vines, followed by wine being poured and aging in oak barrels.

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