Grapes in Italy turned out to be a slow and gradual process that lasted for thousands of years. This conclusion was reached by scientists from Montpellier University (France). Research Results published In Plos One magazine.
Despite the key role in Italy’s role in the global winery industry, where approximately 26 billion liters of wine was produced annually, the viticulture history in the Western Mediterranean was very little. In a new study, the team analyzed more than 1,700 grape seeds in the 25 archaeological monuments of Italy and covering the time from Neolithic to the Middle Ages – for about seven thousand years.
B.C. Early findings up to 1000 show that grapes were mainly gathered in the wild nature at that time: the bones had the shape and size of wild grapes. B.C. It started with the beginning of the first millennium changes – the bones began to resemble modern domesticated varieties, but the degree of planting changed from the region to the region. In the 7th century, the domesticated grape was already widely raised and the seeds were almost different from the modern ones.
According to the researchers, the viticulture in Italy began in the Late Bronze Age and domestication occurred gradually with the transition of wild and cultural varieties. Scientists emphasize the need for more research to more accurately restore the history of grapes in the Mediterranean.
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Source: Gazeta
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