In 121 BC, the Romans succeeded in producing one of the most famous wines, the Opimiano. He was saved and aged in
clay amphorae and consumed 125 years after its manufacture. It was then that the way to store wine was being
improved. Vats of clay now be stored in wooden barrels and the wine was no longer steaming and starts
be stored in cellars.
Model of Roman barrel.
Throughout the Middle Ages until the eighteenth century, the wine was stored in wooden casks.
Chinese vase.
The production of wine in the ancient world was made from sweet grapes, crushed in huge tanks. Then, the content was
transferred to the amphorae, capped and stored on terraces under sunlight.
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