Part I: Ancient Sayings About Wine

Part II: Grapes and Wine: Hypothesis and Scientific Evidence

The Archaeological Evidence for Winemaking, Distribution, and Consumption at the Proto-Historical Godin Tepe, Iran

Part III: The History and Archaeology of Wine: The Near East and Egypt

The Earliest History of Wine and Its Importance in Ancient Egypt

"Canaanite Jars" and the Late Bronze Age Aegeo-Levantine Wine Trade

Wine Amphoras in Ancient Greek Trade

The Domestication of the Grapevine Vitis Vinifera L. in the Near East

Part IV: The Mediterranean

An Enologist's Commentary on Ancient Wines

Wine and the Vine in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Cuneiform Evidence

Empty Cups and Empty Jugs: The Social Role of Wine in Minoan and Mycenaean Societies

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Patrick E. McGovern, Stuart J. Fleming, Solomon H. Katz

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