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Friday Drinks Trivia: How Long Has Wine Been Enjoyed?

Share this intriguing fact over drinks at your next happy hour.

Winemaking has long been traced back to around 1200 BC. But recent archaeological findings in a Sicilian cave reveal wine residues in an ancient terracotta jug, dating to 600 BC—proof that this Mediterranean region was producing and consuming wine even earlier.

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