An article in The Independent a few days ago on daily life in ancient Egypt included this intriguing snippet of information.
Similarly to today perhaps, wine was the booze of choice for high society individuals. Fine wines were labelled with the date, vineyard and variety as the tax assessors requested, such as the ones found in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
I don’t know about you, but I’d love to see a list of ancient Egyptian grape variety names…