Who created the first Wine?
Since there is no clear evidence about the origins of wine, people used archaeology to search for evidences of the first wines. Though wine could not be found by digging as they probably evaportaed long ago, there are many concrete evidence which proves that people of the past kept wines. Example of these evidences are jars , remains of grapes and residue from wines. Below are the trails of the earliest wines that researchers have found so far.
Neolithic Period 5400 - 5000 BC ( the earliest evidence )
“Chateau Hajji Firuz” ( A place in the northern Zagros Mountains of Ir
an. )
Archaeologist have found 6 jars containing yellow residue from a Neolithic mud house. Through chemical analysis, these residue were proven to contain residues of grape juice and resin. ( find out more about the residue here ).
A great write-up on understanding neolithic wine making could be found here .
Post Neolithic Period
Godin Tepe ( In Zagros mountain )
Jars which contain tartaric acid dating 3500-3000 were discovered. These jars contained clay stopper just like wine cork. A large basin was also found for treading grapes.