Egypt
- Ancient Christian "holy Wine" Factory Found In Egypt
National Geographic Two wine presses found in Egypt were likely part of the area's earliest winery, producing holy wine for export to Christians abroad. Egyptian archaeologists discovered the two presses with large crosses carved across them near...
- Saturday Trivia
Egypt's wine industry Napa Valley Register There's a teeny reference to the ancient Egyptian wine industry in the middle of the article, but I've mainly added this piece because I found it interesting :-) When a transport company discovered...
- White Wine With Tutankhamun
http://tinyurl.com/cjzvf (IOL) "King Tutankhamen, the teenage king of ancient Egypt, headed into the afterlife with the help of a rather decent white wine, the British weekly New Scientist reports in next Saturday's issue.University of Barcelona researchers...
- Tutankhamen And Red Wine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4379286.stm"King Tutankhamun was a red wine drinker, according to scientists who have been studying residue left in wine pitchers in the ancient pharaoh's tomb. Wine was a luxury drink in ancient Egypt and bottles...
- Wine With Herbs
This is another article on wine from the tomb of King Scorpion being spiked with herbs http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/14/egyptian-wine.html...
Egypt
Egyptian winemaking methods still very alive
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/living/12668952.htm
An article dedicated to the subject of ancient Egyptian wine-making: "There is a wall painting of workers fanning amphoras in a sandbox. Evaporative cooling of the water in the moist sand would cause refrigeration of the wine, and cool fermentation enhances the fruity flavors in the wine. Thus, the Egyptians invented a refrigerator". The article finnishes up with a couple of wines that you might try if you want to know how Egyptian wines might have tasted.
- Ancient Christian "holy Wine" Factory Found In Egypt
National Geographic Two wine presses found in Egypt were likely part of the area's earliest winery, producing holy wine for export to Christians abroad. Egyptian archaeologists discovered the two presses with large crosses carved across them near...
- Saturday Trivia
Egypt's wine industry Napa Valley Register There's a teeny reference to the ancient Egyptian wine industry in the middle of the article, but I've mainly added this piece because I found it interesting :-) When a transport company discovered...
- White Wine With Tutankhamun
http://tinyurl.com/cjzvf (IOL) "King Tutankhamen, the teenage king of ancient Egypt, headed into the afterlife with the help of a rather decent white wine, the British weekly New Scientist reports in next Saturday's issue.University of Barcelona researchers...
- Tutankhamen And Red Wine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4379286.stm"King Tutankhamun was a red wine drinker, according to scientists who have been studying residue left in wine pitchers in the ancient pharaoh's tomb. Wine was a luxury drink in ancient Egypt and bottles...
- Wine With Herbs
This is another article on wine from the tomb of King Scorpion being spiked with herbs http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/14/egyptian-wine.html...