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title: "Gene study finds grapes first domesticated 11,000 years ago"
date: 2023-03-13
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# Gene study finds grapes first domesticated 11,000 years ago

![Gene study finds grapes first domesticated 11,000 years ago](https://www.federvini.it/images/k2/0af145db2e97cbd0f7e9961ff0d5f220.jpg)

A gene study – “[Two domestications for grapes: Glacial cycles and wild adaptations shaped grape domestication and the rise of wine](https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivs.org%3Fmailpoet_router%26endpoint%3Dtrack%26action%3Dclick%26data%3DWzExMiwiY2U5N2M4IiwiNzAzIiwiMWM1YmY1ZjUwM2E5IixmYWxzZV0&e=4cd65f2b&h=77cf2747&f=n&p=y)” – published in the journal *Science* concludes that humans began farming hermaphroditic grapevines approximately 11,000 years ago. 

 [They believe domestication occurred at nearly the same time](https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivs.org%3Fmailpoet_router%26endpoint%3Dtrack%26action%3Dclick%26data%3DWzExMiwiY2U5N2M4IiwiNzAzIiwiMWM1YmY1ZjUwM2E5IixmYWxzZV0&e=4cd65f2b&h=77cf2747&f=n&p=y) in the Caucasus region, where grapevines were selected for winemaking, and in western Asia, where grapevines were first selected to develop table grapes.
