The History of Wine

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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For thousands of years, wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world. It has been consumed by common folk and by emperors, and it can be made in a surprisingly wide variety of geographies. It can be made by backyard vintners as well as by megacorporations. It is so important that it plays a central role in some religions, yet it is completely banned by others. Learn more about the history of wine and winemaking and how it has changed over the centuries on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For thousands of years wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world.
0:04.0	It's been consumed by common folk and by emperors, and it can be made in a surprisingly wide variety of geographies.
0:10.0	It can be made by backyard ventures, as well as by mega corporations.
0:15.0	It's so important that it plays a central role in some religions,
0:18.0	yet it's completely banned by others.
0:21.0	Learn more about the history of wine and winemaking and how it changed over the centuries
0:25.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Before I get into a discussion of wine and its history, it would probably be worthwhile to provide a brief definition of exactly what wine is.
0:50.0	Today, wine is considered to be an alcoholic beverage created by the fermentation of the juice of grapes.
0:56.0	Technically, you can make wine from the juice of any fruit.
0:59.0	A simple search of the internet will come up with wines made from a wide variety of fruits, including cherries, apples, watermelons, pears, plums, blackberries, blueberries, and many more.
1:09.0	However, historically and still today, the vast majority of wines come from grapes.
1:15.2	The association with grapes and wines is so strong that, absent some additional adjectives,
1:20.0	it's assumed that anything called wine comes from grape juice.
1:23.9	For the rest of this episode, unless otherwise noted,
1:26.4	when I talk about wine, you can assume that I'm talking about wine
1:29.8	made from grapes.
1:31.7	The earliest evidence of something that you could broadly
1:34.1	call wine comes from a place that isn't usually associated with wine. China.
1:38.4	At the archaeological site of Jia Hu in Central China, 9,000-year-old pottery shards have been discovered
1:45.0	with traces of a rice honey wine still on them.
1:48.0	Hawthorne berries or a local wild grape may have been used in the creation of this wine. It isn't known
1:54.2	where wine-making was discovered, but in all probability it was discovered
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