It is one of humanity‘s oldest cultural assets. With the help of special wine-growing methods, a series of biochemical maturation processes occur during storage. Sometimes it takes decades before it is really good. We are talking about wine. Viticulture was practised in the Near East as early as 6000 years BC. Viticulture is thought to have originated in Georgia and what is now Armenia. Great Inventions examines the art of winemaking, the culture of wine appreciation and the importance of the drink in medicine.