▁ ▁Since ▁such ▁mi xt ures ▁would ▁produce ▁an ▁un pal atable ▁and ▁wat ery ▁drink ▁if ▁applied ▁to ▁most ▁w ines ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁style , ▁this ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁anci ents ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁ancient ▁w ines ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁vin ified ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁alco hol ic ▁degree ▁and ▁sugar ▁content , ▁e . g . ▁by ▁using ▁de h yd r ated ▁g rap es , ▁and ▁could ▁with stand ▁dil ution ▁with ▁water ▁better . ▁ ▁Such ▁w ines ▁would ▁have ▁also ▁with stood ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁v ag aries ▁of ▁transport ation ▁much ▁better . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁ancient ▁writers ▁offer ▁sc ant ▁details ▁of ▁ancient ▁vin ification ▁methods , ▁and ▁therefore ▁this ▁theory , ▁though ▁pla us ible , ▁remains ▁un supported ▁by ▁evidence . ▁ ▁Form s ▁ ▁Column ▁kr ater ▁▁ ▁This ▁form ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Cor inth ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁B CE ▁but ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁A then ians ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁typically ▁black - figure . ▁ ▁They ▁r anged ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁were ▁usually ▁thrown ▁in ▁three ▁pieces : ▁the ▁body / ▁shoulder ▁area ▁was ▁one , ▁the ▁base ▁another , ▁and ▁the ▁neck / ▁lip / ▁rim ▁a ▁third . ▁ ▁The ▁handles ▁were ▁pulled ▁separately . ▁ ▁Cal y x ▁kr ater ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁k rat ers , ▁supposed ly ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁pot ter ▁Ex ek ias