170-Year-Old Shipwrecked Champagne Hoard Discovered Near Sweden
A team of divers found the sparkling wine and more in a sunken 19th-century sailing vessel that may be linked to Russian …
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60 Million–Year-Old Grape Fossil Is Oldest in Western Hemisphere
In pip paleontology news, rare seed evidence might show that grapevines owe their success to the extinction of the dinosaurs
2,000-Year-Old Liquid Wine, Oldest Ever Found, Discovered in Spain
Archaeologists found the once-white, possibly Sherry-like wine in a Roman mausoleum in southern Spain
Presidential Pits: Archaeologists Find 29 Bottles of Cherries and Berries at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Some of the first U.S. president’s fruit preserves survive, and there’s a chance they could grow new trees
Ancient Mammoth Bones Turn Up in an Austrian Wine Cellar
Archaeologists dug up a rare find, potentially 40,000 years old, in the basement of Kamptal winegrower Andreas Pernerstorfer
Carvings at Bordeaux Château Point to World War I Love Stories
The romance between U.S. soldiers and French women lives on thanks to graffiti in the limestone quarry of Château de Barbe …
What Did Ancient Roman Wine Taste Like?
A new study has unearthed the complexities of ancient winemaking and its surprising similarities with modern-day viticulture
What Mysterious Disaster Befell Newly Discovered 1,600-Year-Old Wine Store?
The Greek archaeology site adds to our understanding of the early European and Mediterranean wine trade under the Roman …
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Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Winery in France’s Rhône Valley
One of the world’s most celebrated wine regions also holds some impressively ancient secrets
Ancient Rome Liked Its Wine Chilled—Archaeologists Uncover Early Wine Fridge
Do you like your wine cool? So did the soldiers of the Roman Empire. Researchers have found a 1,700-year-old wine fridge to …