Wine was invented around 7000 B.C., in Georgia. The conservation dilemna soon arose and for a long period of time, wine has been stored in buried terracotta amphoras sealed with oak. Vineyards were implanted in Gaul by the Romans (5^th century A.C.). The Gallics, in exchange, used barels instead of amphoras.

The use of glass first appeared in Venice (12^th and 13^th century) but only when wine was about to be consumed (through glasses and decanters).