At a archaeological site in northern Israel, researchers discovered a 3,700-year-old cellar that had jars that were once full of wine.
According to NBC News, this cellar likely used to house wine for royal ceremonies. The remnants of wine containing juniper berries, tree resins, honey and cedar oil were found.
The cellar was found during the dig back in July and August as the researchers were investigating the remains of the Canaanite city Tel Kabri.
Assaf Yasur-Landau, of the maritime relations department at the University of Haifa in Israel said, "This wine included, it is important to note, not only local materials but also possibly materials that were imported from elsewhere such as cedar oil, thus making it a very luxurious drink that was reserved for these special occasions."
Andrew Koh of Brandeis University said, "It's not wine that somebody is just going to come home from a hard day and kick back and drink, reports The Associated Press.
In the cellar, 40 ceramic jars were discovered all in a single room, and each jar could hold about 13 gallons of wine. No liquid was left from the wine, merely residue. Yasur-Landau says that the wine was likely mostly red wine and maybe white.
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