Greece may be the cradle of winemaking. As long as 6,500 years ago wine here was an important part of life, of the economy, of Mediterranean trade. We don't tend to think of Greece as a wine country, but it may be the mother country of wine in the Mediterranean world. Greek colonies spread to Italy, France and Spain and everywhere they went they planted vines that would thrive.

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