(from the article `Anthropology and Archaeology`) ...2,460 charred grape seeds and 300 grape skins that were discovered within the remains of a 6,500-year-old house at the Neolithic site Diliki Tash ... Prior to the 19th century little was known about the process of fermentation or the causes of spoilage. The Greeks stored wine in earth... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/32