The structure contained eight rooms containing things like an altar, a standing stone, an oil press and a wine press ... excavations performed by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City ...

Flam's inclusion is a milestone for Israel's wine industry, which has traditionally been overshadowed by more established winemaking regions.

ANCIENT AVDAT wine presses. (credit: MEITAL SHARABI) The team located, identified, revived, and restored grapevine cultivars that are “believed to be the pride of the ancient Negev viticulture ...