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Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices

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Multidisciplinary study reveals native grapes for wine, foreign pine for waterproofing tar. Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes. The pine tar, on the other hand, is non-local, and was likely imported from Calabria or Sicily.

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Phys.org

Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices

Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to a study published June 29, 2022 in PLOS ONE by Louise Chassouant of Avignon University and colleagues.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Science Daily

Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices

Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to a new study.

2 years ago·United States

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