Wine lovers rejoice: researchers from GWU have found a massive wine cellar in Israel. While excavating material at the 75-acre Tel Kabril site, researchers discovered a three-foot-long jug.

According to Eric H. Cline of GWU, the researchers eventually uncovered 40 jars kept in a large storage room. The cellar is believed to be unrivaled in its age and size. Furthermore, experts contend that the cellar could have stored approximately 3,000 bottles of wine.

Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa noted that the wine cellar was found in close proximity to a place where the city’s elite ate their meals and imbibed wine. He added that the wine cellar was likely annihilated during an earthquake.

Andrew Koh of Brandeis University was tasked with figuring out whether the jugs once held wine. He decided to study the jar pieces using a technique known as organic residue analysis. He found traces of tartaric and syringic acids, which both indicated that jugs contained wine. Based on his analysis, Koh posited that the wine makers honored the wine’s recipe in each jar uncovered at the Tel Kabril site.

Researchers want to eventually recreate the flavor of the ancient wine by determining as much as they can about the elements contained in each solution.

Interestingly, the wine cellar may be even bigger than previously believed. At the end of their work this summer, the researchers uncovered two more doors that could lead to additional storage rooms.