The Drinks Business reports that a Roman-era shipwreck carrying roughly 500 amphorae has been discovered off Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, about five kilometres offshore and 46 metres beneath the surface. The vessel is thought to date from between the second and first centuries BC, with the concentration of transport amphorae offering archaeologists potentially valuable evidence about Mediterranean commerce, including the movement of wine and other agricultural goods during the Roman Republic. Italian authorities are now documenting and protecting the wreck while further investigation seeks to establish the cargo’s origin and destination.