A recent multinational study on the genetic makeup of grapevines, suggests that the harsh climate during the Ice Age enabled the domestication of grapes in Israel and the Caucasus. Ariel University’s Elyashiv Drori says that Israeli wild grapevines are the source of all cultivated table grapes.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-in-the-dna-israeli-grapes-are-the-mother-of-all-european-wines/
https://www.israel21c.org/israel-the-origin-of-the-worlds-grapevines/