8. There is no exact date for the first evidence of wine.
9. Remnants of wine from between 8,500 and 4,000 BC have been discovered
10. There has been confirmed evidence of wine being produced in the northern Zargros Mountains of Iran which date's back to between 5,400 and 5,000 BC with the use of carbon dating.
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15. First recorded people in history to plant commercial vineyards, around 3500 years ago.
16. Thought that an important technique was to study vineyard soils and match them with specific varieties. They also controlled yields to improve the concentration of flavours and quality, rather than increased quantity
23. Winemaking techniques are driven by the terroirto emphasis where the grapes originate from. Old World winemakers tend to be more open to use of wild, ambient yeasts during the fermentation process as a part of the terroir with other techniques used like higher fermentation temperatures and a period of extended maceration following fermentation for more phenolic compounds from the grape skins to add more layers of complexity that require longer periods of bottle aging in order to mature.