The oldest wine in the world, over 2000 years old, is discovered in Spain
2024-06-26 12:38:52
TiranaPost
The world's oldest wine was found in Carmona, Spain, still liquid after more than 2,000 years. It was found along with a gold ring inside a Roman tomb.
The study of the findings has been published in the "Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports", by researchers from the University of Córdoba.
"At first we were very surprised that the liquid was preserved", explains Juan Manuel Román, archaeologist from the city of Carmona.
To establish that the reddish liquid was indeed wine, and not the result of spills or condensation processes, the researchers performed a series of chemical analyses. The results show that the juice is wine, containing seven distinct polyphenols that are also present in modern wines from Andalusia.
The absence of a polyphenol called syringic acid suggests that it was a white wine, which over time took on a reddish color.
