Domestication

• Grape cultivation is believed to have started around 3500 BC.grape image by laviniaparscuta from Fotolia.com
  
  The domestication of Vitis vinifera is believed to have originated in the Caspian Sea region of Europe. Archaeological evidence in south-central Europe points to grape cultivation as early as 3500 BC.
  
  

Greece

• Statue of DionysusGreek God image by Sitech from Fotolia.com
  
  Dionysus was the Greek god of wine. He was revered for inventing wine and spreading the art of grape cultivation. Dionysus' festival occurred in the spring when leaves returned to the grape vines.
  
  

China

• Chinese grape cultivation began in the second century BC.China image by Madiha from Fotolia.com
  
  Wine was already in cultivation by the people of Xingjiang, when Emperor Han-wu sent an envoy to the region in 138 BC. Grapes were brought back and large-scale cultivation began for the imperial palace in X'ian.
  
  

Egypt

• Egyptians developed various fermentation techniques.old egypt picture image by Maksym Ivanov from Fotolia.com
  
  Grapes were not native to Egypt and were believed to be imported by Phoenician traders. By the third millennium BC, the kings of Egypt had vast wine cellars. Egyptians experimented in the cultivation of wine. They created low-maintenance vines and developed different techniques in the fermentation process.