Italians taught French wine-making

Archaeology suggests Etruscans brought the grape to Gaul

A limestone platform (left) from a site in southern France resembles one on a Greek vase (arrow) in a scene documenting the wine-making process. 

From left: Courtesy of Michel Py, © l'Unité de Fouilles et de Recherches Archéologiques de Lattes; photograph: P. Neckermann, redrawn and adapted by Benjamin Luley

French winemakers learned their art after developing a taste for Italian wines, a new study suggests.