Now that’s a vintage! Archaeologists discover ‘world’s oldest’ wine while excavating Roman tomb in Spain – 2,000-year-old tipple found in burial urn mixed with human remains

The 2,000-year-old drink was found in a funerary urn mixed with cremated human remains.

Discovered in Carmona in the southern region of Andalusia, the wine is believed to be the oldest ever found and preserved in liquid form.

Analysis of the liquid in the urn concluded that it was white wine despite its dark color because it did not contain the polyphenols found in grape skins used to produce red wine.

In a report published on the discovery, scientists added that the liquid was similar to the Fino wines produced in the same region today.

Juan Manuel Román, an archaeologist and co-author of the report on the wine published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, said: ‘It was very surprising because when we found the urns during an excavation, we assumed that they were bones and gravestones contain. goods, but we never thought it could contain liquid.’

Analysis of the liquid in the urn concluded that it was white wine despite its dark color, as it did not contain the polyphenols found in grape skins used to produce red wine

A gold ring was also found in the dark reddish liquid that filled to the brim of the urn (photo)

According to expert analysis, the cremated remains found in the wine are believed to be those of a 45-year-old man.

A gold ring was also found in the dark reddish liquid that filled to the brim of the urn.

The Roman mausoleum in Carmona was discovered in 2019 during the renovation of a house and contained urns next to the remains of a man and a woman.

The use of wine was a common practice at funerals in ancient times, with experts suggesting that the wine would have been part of a ritual to help the deceased pass into the afterlife.

However, the practice of mixing remains with wine is unprecedented until now, and no other wine has been so well preserved over the past 2,000 years.