Patrick E. McGovern

"The Indiana Jones of ancient ales and extreme beverages" (NPR) takes readers on a well-lubricated journey. Interweaving archaeology and science, Patrick E. McGovern uncovers the world’s ancient cultures through an unlikely lens: our oldest alcoholic beverages. Our ancestors likely experimented with high-sugar fruits, honey, roots and cereals, herbs, and tree resins, mixing wines, beers, meads, and botanicals together to concoct...

A richly illustrated account of the story of ancient viniculture. The history of civilisation is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond. Elegantly written and richly illustrated, Ancient Wine opens up whole new...