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Early history in wine trading

The Phoenicians transported wine across the Mediterranean in amphorae, vessels once also known as the "Canaanite jar."

Historians think it was shortly after the discovery of wine itself, the alcoholic product of fermented grape juice, that cultures realized its value as a trade commodity. Although wild grapes of the genus Vitis could be found throughout the known world and all could be fermented, it took some degree of knowledge and skill to turn these grapes into palatable wine. This knowledge was passed along the trading routes that emerged from the Caucasus and Zagros Mountains down through Mesopotamia and to the Mediterranean, eventually reaching Phoenicia. Specific varieties of grapevines of the V. vinifera species were identified as especially favorable for winemaking, cuttings of which were spread via these trade routes.^[1]

In addition to being a valuable trade commodity for personal consumption, wine also began to take on religious and cultural significance. Wine, or chemer as the Phoenicians called it, was associated with various Levantine deities—most notably El.^{[citation needed]} Wine was considered an acceptable offering to both gods and kings, increasing its trade value in the ancient world. Around 1000 BC, the Mediterranean wine trade exploded, making the Phoenicians and their extensive maritime trade network prime beneficiaries of the increased demand. The Phoenicians not only traded in wine produced in Canaan but also developed markets for wine produced in colonies and port cities around the Mediterranean Sea.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Phillips, R. (2000). A Short History of Wine. Harper Collins. pp. 9–32. ISBN 0-06-093737-8.

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^ Aubet, María Eugenia; Turton, Mary; Aubet, María Eugenia (2001). The Phoenicians and the West: politics, colonies and trade (2. ed ed.). Cambridge New York, NY Oakleigh, VIC Madrid Cape Town: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-79543-2. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

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[Phillips_pgs_9-32-1] Phillips, R. (2000). A Short History of Wine. Harper Collins. pp. 9–32. ISBN 0-06-093737-8.

[2] Aubet, María Eugenia; Turton, Mary; Aubet, María Eugenia (2001). The Phoenicians and the West: politics, colonies and trade (2. ed ed.). Cambridge New York, NY Oakleigh, VIC Madrid Cape Town: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-79543-2. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

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