1. Prehistory The discovery of wine, early winemaking, early viticulture, the use of wine in ‘primitive’ societies, the development of wine styles

6. Beginning around 1000 BC, the expansion of the Greek empire brought vineyards and winemaking to regions throughout the Mediterranean basin. -Including parts of North Africa, Southern Spain, southwest France, Sicily, and much of the Italian mainland.

11. Wine is mentioned more than 150 times in the Old Testament and is an important part of Jewish religious celebrations such as weddings and Passover.

12. As Christianity grew in popularity, the religious significance of wine also grew. -Christ’s first miracle was the conversion of water to wine. -Christians also consumed wine as a sacrament during Mass in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

15. Wars between the Franks, Teutons, and Goths brought widespread destruction.

16. In the seventh century AD, the Moors of North Africa crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and invaded Spain. -Although the Moors’ Islamic faith prevented them from consuming alcohol, they allowed viticulture and winemaking to continue in the region.

20. Twelth century to modern times As centuries passed more and more knowledge was gathered. Wealthy families soon began buying up vineyards throughout Europe labeling their products with both their family and estate names. Not long after the wine industry was recognised to be ‘commercially important’ and the industry has expanded ever since.

24. Old vs. New world (Continued) Naturally the growers from these regions-France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain have some pride in this history. Many growers are descended from families that have been tilling the soil for generations. This type of history has it’s dangers in that it creates a kind of complacency-if it’s not broke than why fix it kind of thinking. In this regard the advent of New World wines has been a positive influence on the established order as they are compelled to compete with a broader market.

27. Also to understand why the history is important and how it had influenced our new world wines that we are producing today. By Lucy Richmond

29. Part A – Resources Some of ancient Greek info for powerpoint – received 28th July 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wine#Ancient_Greece Info on ancient greek – received 28th July 2009 http://www.allaboutgreekwine.com/history.htm Info on ancient greek – received 28th July 2009 http://www.thegreekwine.com/history.html Info on ancient greek – received 31st July 2009 http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=ancient+greek+wine+history&gbv=2&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=XS96Sri3JYb0sgPMvvnJDw&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11 Info on roman history – received 31st July 2009 http://www.google.co.nz/search?gbv=2&hl=en&tbo=p&tbs=tl%3A1&q=roman+history+wine&meta= Some of the roman era info on powerpoint – received 31st July 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wine#Roman_Empire Info on roman history – received 2nd August 2009 http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/wine.html Info on roman history – received 2nd August 2009 http://roman-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/wine_drinking_in_the_roman_world Info wine history – received 2nd August 2009 http://www.winepros.org/wine101/history.htm info wine history – received 2nd August 2009 http://www.beer100.com/history/winehistory.htm Info for powerpoint, history of wine – received 2nd August 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine Difference between modern and old wine making - received 4th August 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_wine video hyperlink – received 4th August 2009 http://planetgreen.discovery.com/videos/g-word-shorts-winemaking-old-style.html Old and New world info – received 6th August 2009 http://wine.about.com/od/winetastings/a/oldvsnewwine.htm Old and New world info – received 6th August 2009 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/373505 Old and new world video – received 6th August 2009 http://tv.winelibrary.com/2006/03/24/episode-20-old-world-wines-vs-new-world/ By Lucy Richmond