There are many and rewards for the study of wine. The grape has been said to be the only fruit that naturally preserves itself and there is historical justification for the statement. At a time when our modern techniques of storing fresh food were undreamed of, and fresh vegetables and fruits were available only during the short local season, wine was indeed the of God. With only modest intervention by ancient man, the grape and its associated yeast produced wine.
There was a food with a like the fresh fruit which be stored and transported under the existing conditions. least part of the time it survived in drinkable condition from season to season or even occasionally for many seasons. The that wine produced euphoria was not on ancient man, and it became not only a regular part of the diet also a social beverage used for feasting, celebrating, and entertaining guests.