2,000-year-old white wine discovered in Roman tomb in Carmona, Spain.
2,000-year-old white wine has been discovered in a Roman tomb in Carmona, Spain. The substance inside a glass urn was identified as a decayed white wine, possibly the world's oldest, and its mineral profile is similar to modern wines in the region, suggesting local winemaking has not changed in 2,000 years. The wine contained syringic acid, indicating it was intended to be white.
June 26, 2024
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