The latest date must be later than 6,000 (?) years ago, since the story mentions Noah getting drunk on wine from his vineyard, and our oldest evidence of wine is 6,000 years old.
But the advent of wine must almost certainly predate our oldest evidence, unless--by some remarkable coincidence--we found the very first vintner, and Noah was Bacchus.
Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at any time, madam, is all that distinguishes us from the other animals.
-Pierre De Beaumarchais (1732-1799)
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