Kompoloi

In the plain of Leivithra in 1997 began the excavation work on the ancient winery Kompoloi (Greek: Κομπολόι).

[2][3] Clay pots, pithoi (πίθοι), in which the wine was stored were buried in the ground.

Furthermore, lead clamps for repairing the vessels, clay lids, grape seeds and resin were found.

[4] Archaeobotanical investigations showed that as early as the 4th millennium BC wine was cultivated in middle east.

On the first day of Anthesteria, a feast in honor of the god Dionysus, the clay vessels were finally opened and the wine could be drunk.