An elliptical silver-and-gilt wine bowl (sixth or seventh century c.e.) is decorated with images of the magical bird that brought grape seeds to the legendary king Jamshid for the first vineyard >>> Next

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Seven thousand years of wine
Excerpt from Najmieh Batmanglij's "From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table"

August 28, 2006
iranian.com