Italians spent thousands of years perfecting grape cultivation, ancient seeds show

Raising a Glass to the Bronze Age Vinters Who Domesticated the Grape 3,200 Years Ago

A new study examining 7,000 years of human consumption of grapes found that the domestication of the fruit occurred gradually rather than suddenly, and that wild varieties continued to be used for wine making long after domesticated species emerged. The data leaves one to with little else to conclude than that vinting in Italy got […] The post Raising a Glass to the Bronze Age Vinters Who Domesticated the Grape 3,200 Years Ago appeared first on …

Italians spent thousands of years perfecting grape cultivation, ancient seeds show

The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands of years, according to a study published in PLOS One by Mariano Ucchesu of the University of Montpellier, France, and colleagues.

The Italian People Have Devoted Millennia To Meticulous Refinement Of Grape Cultivation Practices - Ancient Pages

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study reveals that the domestication of grapevines in Italy was a gradual process spanning thousands of years. Vineyards in the Italian wine region of Piedmont. Image c4edit: Megan Mallen - CC BY 2.0 Each year, worldwide grape cultivation produces roughly 80 million tons of fresh grapes and 26 […]

Italians Spent Thousands of Years Perfecting Grape Cultivation - Dining and Cooking

AG ABROAD …Ancient grape seeds show gradual domestication from Bronze Age to Medieval Period PUBLISHED ON April 24, 2025 The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, according to the study. (Photo by Sophie Backes on Unsplash) ROME — The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands [...]

Italians Spent Thousands of Years Perfecting Grape Cultivation

ROME — The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands of years, according to a study published April 23, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Mariano Ucchesu of the University of Montpellier, France and colleagues. Each year, worldwide grape cultivation produces roughly 80 million tons of fresh grapes and 26 billion liters of wine, with Italian wine featuring prominently. While the deep history of …

Ancient grape seeds reveal 3,000 years of Italian wine evolution

(Photo by Andrea Mosti via Pexels) By Stephen Beech Italians have spent over 3,000 years perfecting grape cultivation for their famous wines, according to new research. Ancient grape seeds show "gradual domestication" from the Bronze Age through to the Middle Ages, say scientists. Today, annual worldwide grape cultivation produces around 80 million tons of fresh grapes and 26 billion liters of wine, with Italian vintages featuring prominently. W…