How the Romans made wine

The Romans understood the terroir and were very careful about where they planted the vines. Before the Romans, Etruscans lived in places now known as Italy, where they used wild grapes to make wine. It seems to have a lot in the Mediterranean.

The production of Roman wines is heavily influenced by the Etruscans and the ancient Greeks.

After harvesting the grapes, people will trample on them. This may not be hygienic, but it is the best way for the Romans to know how to press wine. After trampling, transport the wine to the press from

Torculum from

 Or a grape press. The grape juice is tense to get rid of the grape skin and seeds.

The next stage in the production process is to transfer the liquid to a huge can or ferment that can be fermented. Sometimes these vessels are buried in sand, soil or water. Sometimes these juices are boiled before they are stored in these containers.

If the end result is a high quality wine, the wine will remain in the container for 10 to 25 years.

However, wine is usually placed for 9 days to several months. This is the Roman plonk!

Pliny the Elder wrote about how Rome produced wine and planted vines in his work.from

Historia Naturalisfrom

' Translated into natural history. He wrote that Italian wine is the best wine in the world, at least in the known world.

However, the Romans and their compatriots monopolized the wine market and did not allow competitors from other countries to surpass what is now called Italy. Therefore, other countries such as France, Spain and Portugal formally do not allow the production of wine.

According to Pliny, wine was an important commodity by the middle of the second century BC. However, with the development of the Roman Empire, the value of wine exports will decline as the grapes are planted elsewhere in the Empire, especially now in France and the Iberian Peninsula.

The Romans drink wine at any time of the day and night, but it is diluted by water because it is stronger than today's wine.

With the development of the empire, the Roman wine industry has gradually declined. The production of wine continued, but it did not fall out of favor until the Renaissance, when people became interested in classical culture.

So the wines of the Roman Empire were ups and downs. Fortunately, the art of winemaking survived.

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