Scientists have found out how the Romans made wine.
According to the findings of a recent study, the ancient Romans produced wine using local grapes and got tar pitch from outside the empire.
Three separate amphorae, or wine jars, dating back to between 1 and 2 BCE have been examined by a team of researchers from Italy and France. These amphorae were discovered in the waters off the coast of Italy, close to the San Felice Circeo harbor.
The fact that the archaeologists discovered more than just wine jars there, in addition to other types of ceramics and relics, led them to believe that the location was likely located near a Roman canal.
PLOS One was the journal that ultimately published the article.
The production of wine in ancient Rome.
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