Comparing Amphora wines from around the world

14 mins

Have you ever wondered where it is believed that wine as we know it today first originated? Most average wine drinks will typically at least know that wine is aged in barrels, but it would probably come as a surprise to many of them that barrels and cooperage hasn’t always been the primary means of wine storage and aging. There was a time centuries ago that terracotta containers (also known as amphoras) were the standard method of wine fermentation and aging.