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As early as 6,000 years ago, the Sumerians in Mesopotamia used two to eight cm long and two cm thick cylinders (scroll seals) made of stone to inscribe wine vessels. The inscription or images on them could be rolled onto soft clay. Above all, this was information about the origin of the wine it contained. The Greeks and Romans hung small signs with information on the amphorae or carved information directly into the amphorae. Such tags were still used on wine vessels in the Middle Ages. Fraudulent intentions were easily possible by "rehanging" them. Important information about the wine, such as the vintage or a producer's mark, was also applied to the cork by means of cork branding.

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