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Wine History

Follow a broad historical sequence, then explore the people, places and objects behind it. These introductions are doorways into a much larger story.

Early traces & trade Vineyards, merchants & migration Challenges & changing reputations

Early traces & trade

Wine’s Earliest TracesArchaeology and the early evidence for wine.Wine Travels the Ancient MediterraneanVessels, trade and the movement of wine.

Vineyards, merchants & migration

Monasteries, Merchants & the VineyardHow institutions, trade and vineyard knowledge connected.Wine Crosses OceansVines and wine traditions travel to new places.

Challenges & changing reputations

Phylloxera & the Grafted VineA vineyard crisis and the grafting response.The Judgment of ParisThe 1976 tasting and its California connections.

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