Wine has a very rich history which is 6000
BC old and is thought to have originated in the borders of Georgia and Iran.
The wine was prepared in Europe for the first time about 4500 BC ago in the
Balkans and was very common in Rome, Thrace and ancient Greece. Wine also
deserves an important role in religion throughout the history. The Greek god
Dionysus and the Roman god Bacchus symbolize wine and the wine is used in the
catholic and Jewish ceremonies. The word wine has originated from a
Proto-Germanic word winam which means grape. The earliest cultivation of
grapevine Vitis vinifera first started in Georgia. Wine has been prepared in
India from the Vedic times. Viticulture started in India first in the Indus
valley where grapevines were introduced for the first time from Persia about
5000 BC ago. Chanakya, the chief minister of the Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
has discussed about wine in his writings about 4th century BC ago and has
designated wine by the term Madhu. He has focused on the side effects of wine
and has strongly condemned the use of wine.
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