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Source of wine from ancient river? (11)

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I believe the answer is:

elderflower

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'source of wine' is the definition.
'elderflower' can be an answer for 'source' (I have seen 'source of cordial' mean 'elderflower' so perhaps 'source' could also mean 'elderflower'). I am not certain of the 'of wine' bit.

'ancient river?' is the wordplay.
'ancient' becomes 'elder' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'river?' becomes 'flower' (a river flows).
'elder'+'flower'='ELDERFLOWER'

'from' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for elderflower that I've seen before include "winemaker perhaps" , "winemaker, maybe" , "Blossom used in wine, cordial" , "Blossom used in wines and cordials" , "Source of cordial and home-made wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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