Discovering the World’s Oldest Winery
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published
- Wed 14 Mar 2018
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_69_1d19e68b-5949-48ae-9466-eb13083a33a3&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.si.edu%2FSmithsonianSidedoor
Sidedoor host Tony Cohn gets the opportunity of a lifetime: fly to Armenia and crawl into a deep, dark cave in search of lost wine. But we’re not talking just any ol’ cabernet or sauvignon blanc, these 6000-year-old remains are evidence of the world's oldest winery. In this episode, we ask: What can this ancient winery tell us about the earliest days of civilization, and could a thirst for wine be the reason why some ancient humans decided to settle down and stop being nomadic?
