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Development history and culture of world wine
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In many religious ceremonies recorded in Greek characters, wine is an indispensable part; In the Bible, wine is mentioned many times.

The first thing that attracts people's attention is not its fragrance, but its efficacy.

At the earliest time, wine was a good medicine and a disinfectant, which helped people get rid of diseases and prolong life.

With the development of human civilization, other functions of wine have also appeared: it gives people comfort and courage, gets rid of mental fatigue, eliminates the fear of war and inner loneliness; Can be used with food, is a delicious seasoning, is an accessory on the table, so that the taste of food is more delicious; It is also used to show off wealth and is the best social propellant in the upper class; As a messenger of cultural exchange and trade, it also spreads the worship of God and nature in religious ceremonies.

History teaching generally believes that wine originated in Transcaucasia-at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains, which is today's Republic of Armenia.

Archaeologists found and proved by carbon dating that the oldest artificially planted grape seeds were in Armenia and Georgia in the former Soviet Union, about 7000-5000 BC.

Subsequently, wine was introduced into the Middle East with the migration of immigrants.

At first, it was located in Mesopotamia between the ancient Tigris River and the Euphrates River. It was Sumerian civilization at that time, and Sumerians brought wine here and settled here.

Later, it was introduced into the vast agricultural areas of the valleys along the Nile to the Persian Gulf. The early civilization in this area promoted the growth of grapes. With the prosperity of the polis, primitive agricultural tribes gradually disappeared. Ancient maritime peoples with territorial ambitions, from the earliest Phoenicians (now Syrians) to the later Greeks and Romans, widely spread the knowledge of grape tree species and wine-making to the Mediterranean Sea and even the whole European continent.

The Greeks brought vines to Marseilles, Italy and France.

They call Italy the land of wine.

Rome spread vines all over the Rhine valley in France, Spain, North Africa and Germany.

/kloc-at the end of the 5th century/kloc-at the beginning of the 6th century, Spanish and Portuguese naval armada brought vines to South America.

Britain, France and Spain brought vines to North America.

/kloc-in the 0/7th century, the Netherlands brought vines to South Africa.

/kloc-At the end of 0/8, the British shipped the vines to Australia. The history of wine development is also a living history of immigration and aggression.

All of the above are made by hand, so tired!