 Pramnian wine was found in several regions, most notably Lesbos but also Icaria and Smyrna (in present-day Turkey).It was suggested by Athenaeus that Pramnian was a generic name referring to a dark wine of good quality and aging potential.The earliest reference to a named wine is from the lyrical poet Alkman (7th century BC), who praises "Dénthis," a wine from the western foothills of Mount Taygetus in Messenia, as ""anthosmías"" ("smelling of flowers").