While the early B.C. wine making of Iran is far from the sophisticated processes we use today those processes had to develop some time. Once again many wine enthusiasts are shocked to discover just early in history this really was.The culture that gets the most credit for making wine become more than just a drink but something truly deserving of the <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:””; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> pharaohs is the Egyptians. Despite the fact that wild grapes did not grow in the Nile Delta very early in their civilization the Egyptians were making wine and putting wine making scenes on the walls of their tombs. Very early on wine was considered a vital part of the food that should be taken into the afterlife for pharaohs and the elite.
Unlike our modern glass wine bottles and wine decanters the Egyptians only had clay jars for storing their wine. On these jars were hieroglyphics as well as seals on the jar stoppers. Many feel that this was a sort of label that included the information on the pharaoh as well as information on the vineyard that produced that particular wine. This is all really fascinating stuff when you consider just how in-depth the Egyptians got with growing and cultivating their grapes for producing wine fit for the <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:””; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> pharaohs.