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American Society for Enology and Viticulture

This website presents the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV), "a non-profit, scientific society dedicated to the interests of enologists, viticulturists, and others in the field of wine and grape research and production throughout the world." The ASEV site contains information about their organization, related events, the _American Journal of Enology and Viticulture_, membership,...

https://www.asev.org/
How Wine Colonized the World

As noted in How Wine Colonized the World, wine's roots extend beyond the literal horticultural sense. The beverage is also rooted in history, spirituality, and colonization. Following an interactive timeline, readers will learn more about these roots, traveling from 4100 B.C. (when the first known winery was established in Armenia) to 2013 (discussing China's consumption and production of wine)....

https://vinepair.com/wine-colonized-world-wine-history/
Label This: Wine Label Transcription Project

Longtime viticulturist and professor Maynard Amerine has an impressive wine label collection. UC Davis's Label This: Wine Label Transcription Project is cataloging his materials to "provide a meaningful window into the history of both winemaking and winemakers," for all to enjoy. The project is a work-in-progress, but visitors can find the nearly 5,000 materials inputted thus far by scrolling to...

https://onthewineroad.us/u-c-davis-transcription-project/
The Origins and Ancient History of Wine

Presented by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Origins and Ancient History of Wine explores the roots of viniculture and its effects on the ancient civilizations of the Near East and Egypt. The site also explains how archaeological chemistry has improved methods for investigating organic artifacts, providing new means for studying technological and...

https://www.penn.museum/sites/wine/wineintro.html