The Vine in the Mediterranean? The Work of the Sardinians!

History, even if now in the past, is in constant evolution thanks to studies continuously conducted by historians who, like an explorer with a torch, shed light on unclear facts or data taken simply for granted without solid foundations.
This time it is the world of wine that has seen one of its myths debunked; according to the Centro per la Conservazione Biodiversità of the Università degli Studi di Cagliari, the domestic vine was introduced into the Mediterranean basin by the Sardinians.

Neither Phoenicians nor Romans, then!
It all began about ten years ago when an archaeological find from the Nuragic era was discovered in the province of Oristano. Wells carved into the rock to preserve food – ancestors of refrigerators – in which organic plant and animal remains were found: grape seeds, walnuts, legumes, meat, and fish.
It appears to have been vitis vinifera with white berries similar to some varieties of vernacce and malvasie from the area.
In the province of Cagliari, an ancient bronze-age press was subsequently found, presumably used to make wine.
In support of this theory, there are also numerous amphorae found throughout the Mediterranean originating from Sardinia (called "zit a") as evidence of a flourishing productive activity on the Italian island.