Ancient Roman winemaking

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Here's a poster on the production and use of pitch for sealing the amphorae in Roman wine production. By Mario Indelicato. He states that the pitch was used for waterproofing.
In another paper he talks about the smoky flavor that the pitch imparts to the wine.
 

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