Scientists say the oldest evidence of winemaking to date has been found at an archeological site in Georgia from the end of the Stone Age. A Neolithic jar, possibly used for storing wine, from the site of Khramis Didi Gora, sits on display at the Georgian National Museum. Fragments from the bottom of a similar vessel have tested positive for the chemical signatures of wine — the oldest such evidence in the world. — Stephen Batiuk, University of TorontoThey would have grown wheat to make bread. It was funded largely by the National Wine Agency of Georgia and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia.

Source: CBC News November 13, 2017 20:37 UTC