Why are modern wineries using them and what is their effect on wine?

If the merchants and royalty of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt could hop into a time machine and see the resurgence of amphoras today, they would be in awe of these basic vessels that seem evidently eternal! By noticing the similarity to those that they put in burial chambers and painted on temple walls thousands of years ago, they would probably regard amphoras as divine! But why are these original winemaking vessels making a comeback in modern wineries today and what are their noticeable effects on wine? Read more