The uniformity and planning of the facility suggests the winery was likely owned by a single person or group rather than being an informal or casual production site. Two paved roads through the middle of the site provided easy access to the various wine presses as well as drainage for rainwater. The Yavneh winery was well constructed with evidence for extensive planning. The wine was mass produced at Yavneh for about 200 years, in the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., when much of the area was Christian. The wine also would have been produced relatively quickly, within just a few months of the grape harvest, as the Gaza vintage required very little fermentation. The site features all aspects of wine production, including five large-capacity wine presses, each measuring nearly 2,500 square feet. Photo: Nathan SteinmeyerĪlthough other Byzantine-era wineries have been discovered in Israel, Yavne was likely the main production center for Gaza wine.
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