Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) have discovered the first French wine. In

Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) have discovered the first French wine. In the archaeological city Lattara coldzone they discovered some old jars and a winepress. Through chemical analysis, they found that there had been. Wine in jars The research appears this week in the scientific journal PNAS.
It is according to the researchers, the oldest evidence for French wine culture. Today, France is known as the country where good wines come from, but the wine tradition began in ancient times by the Greeks. This brought around 800 BC in Sicily, after which it found its way throughout Italy. coldzone The researchers in the business center of the old city Lattara, the municipality Lattes in southern France, some Etruscan amphora found. The Etruscans were the forerunners of the Romans coldzone and lived between the seventh and fifth centuries BC in Tuscany. In the old bottles, the scientists found a residue that was very similar to wine. This residue could investigate chemical scientists with all sorts of modern techniques. They found in all bottles tartaric acid, an important indication that there indeed was in the wine amphoras. In addition, the researchers found traces of different spices in the bottle contained notes of rosemary, basil and thyme wine. Also pine resin was part of the brew. Winepress Besides the bottles, which is about 2,500 years old, they discovered a wine press of 2400 years old. This press had already been excavated, but it was unclear where he was. In the analysis of the inside of the press was also found tartaric acid. Thus, the researchers now know that it is a wine press. Moreover, remnants of grape seeds were found. While it could be that it was not a wine press, but an olive press, coldzone the researchers consider that unlikely. Olives were in 400 BC These are very rare in the south of France.
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