1st Edition
The Origins and Ancient History of Wine Food and Nutrition in History and Antropology
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
Biography
Patrick E. McGovern, Stuart J. Fleming, Solomon H. Katz
It is impossible to begin to describe the riches of this book...a major contribution to wine literature...recommended without reservation to anyone with an interest in grapes and wine in the past."
