{"id":60696,"date":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/60696\/2600-year-old-winery-discovered-in-lebanon"},"modified":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","slug":"2600-year-old-winery-discovered-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/60696\/2600-year-old-winery-discovered-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"2,600-Year-Old Winery Discovered In Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<i><small>Main picture courtesy of the Tell El Burak archaeological project<\/i><\/small><br \/>  <br \/>  One of the oldest sites for wine production in the world, Lebanon is no stranger to wineries. To build on this fantastic history, we were excited to hear that archaeologists discovered a <B>2,600-year-old wine factory<\/b> in the agricultural lands of Tell El-Burak (located 9km south of Sidon) making it the oldest wine press in Lebanon. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The oldest wine press in Lebanon was used by the ancient Phoenicians to manufacture vintages once adored around the Mediterranean <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yIM6zt129z\">https:\/\/t.co\/yIM6zt129z<\/a><\/p>\u2014 National Geographic (@NatGeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatGeo\/status\/1305647024214347776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>   <br \/>  <br \/>  The impressive discovery was made as part of a joint effort by a team from the American University of Beirut and archaeologists from Germany who have studied the site since 2001.<br \/>  <br \/>  Their findings shed new light on the ancient wine-making trade adopted by the Phoenicians who introduced the culture of drinking wine to the Mediterranean region, and whose influence still lives on in the beverage\u2019s worldwide popularity.<br \/>  <br \/>  Excavations have revealed the well-preserved remains of a wine press used from at least <b>the seventh century B.C.<\/b> They sure knew how to make a living!<br \/>  <br \/>  Wine therapy anyone?","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i><small>Main picture courtesy of the Tell El Burak archaeological project<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<p>One of the oldest sites for wine production in the world, Lebanon is no stranger to 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