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Grape cultivation is nearly as old as civilisation. It is written in Pentateuch, the Holly Book of Mosses, that the vine was first discovered by Noah. After his ark run aground on top of Mt.Ararat, he followed the goat walking around smiling which apparently discovered the deliciousness of vine shoots. Vine cultivation goes back
the to 6000 B.C. in ANATOLIA. Strong evidence shows
that during Hittite era, wine cultivation and raisin trade become a widespread
economic activity. Hittite laws even had clauses against theft of vine cuttings,
sanctioning the thief beside paying fines to plant them back. |