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Egypte hoort bij de vroege wijnculturen van de Nijlvallei. Bier was de drank van het volk. Wijn was schaars en hoorde bij goden, farao en elite. Kleine wijngaarden stonden in tempel- en paleistuinen. Grafschilderingen en amfoorinscripties leggen teelt, persing en herkomst vast.
Egypt belongs to the early wine cultures of the Nile valley. Beer was the drink of the people. Wine was scarce and belonged to gods, pharaoh and elite. Small vineyards stood in temple and palace gardens. Tomb paintings and amphora inscriptions record growing, pressing and origin.
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Egypt and the Wine of the Pharaohs, Part IEgypt and the Wine of the Pharaohs, Part I
Hélder Cunha over wijn in het Oude Egypte: Nijl en tempelwijngaarden, New Kingdom vanaf circa 1550 vóór Christus, grafschilderingen van oogst tot sealing, en amforen van Toetanchamon met producent, streek en oogstjaar.Hélder Cunha on wine in Ancient Egypt: Nile and temple vineyards, New Kingdom from about 1550 before Christ, tomb paintings from harvest to sealing, and amphorae of Tutankhamun with producer, region and harvest year.