Decanter

Archaeologists call these particular jugs "decanters" because of their tall narrow neck. Inscriptional evidence confirms that at least one product they were used for was wine. Inscriptions on two decanters suggest they stored dark or smoked wine, and extract (or wine) of black raisins. Raisin wine was also known from the 8th century BCE in Greece, is mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud, and was made by Palestinian Arabs until the beginning of this century. A wide range of wines existed in the ancient world, varying according to the type of grape, the region, the processes and the additives used.