Chapter 02 of 5
Amphorae and the Mediterranean
Sail across the wine-dark sea with the masters of trade.
- The Liquid Frontier
Sailing South and West
As the Neolithic age faded, wine moved from stationary clay pits to the decks of daring merchant ships.
- Merchant Kings
The Phoenician Pioneers
Known as the 'Purple People,' the Phoenicians were the first to turn wine into a standardized global commodity.
- Design Evolution
The Birth of the Amphora
Potters redesigned jars with pointed bottoms and narrow necks, allowing them to be packed upright in ship hulls.
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🍷 The History of Wine
- 01The Neolithic CradleUnearth the 8,000-year-old secret of the first fermented drop.
- 02Amphorae and the MediterraneanSail across the wine-dark sea with the masters of trade.
- 03The Roman MachineHow the Roman Empire industrialized viticulture and revolutionized wine storage for the world.
- 04The Monastic KeepersHoly orders and the mapping of the world's finest soils.
- 05The Phylloxera CatastropheA microscopic predator and the battle for the vine's survival.