Purposeful production of alcoholic drinks is common and often reflects cultural and religious peculiarities as much as geographical and sociological conditions.
Discovery of late Stone Age jugs suggest that intentionally See more

Medieval Middle East
Medieval Muslim chemists such as Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Latin: Geber, ninth century) and See more

• Drunken monkey hypothesis
• History of beer
• History of wine
• Food history
• Alcohol and Native Americans See more

The ability to metabolize alcohol likely predates humanity with primates eating fermenting fruit.
The oldest verifiable See more

Ancient China
The earliest evidence of wine was found in what is now China, where jars from Jiahu which date to about 7000 BC were discovered. This early rice wine was produced by fermenting rice, honey, and fruit. What later … See more

During the early modern period (1500–1800), Protestant leaders such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, the leaders of the Anglican Church, and even the Puritans did … See more

• Bert L. Vallee, "Alcohol in the Western World", Scientific American June 1998
• Michael Dietler, "Alcohol: Archaeological/Anthropological … See more