October 7th - This Date in Wine History
/A Dedication to Bacchus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Wine has a long established history of being our drink of choice for celebrating, entertaining, and savoring life; but it didn't start out that way. From the invention of the barrel to the designation of the separate viticultural areas, wine has a long and sorted history. In our daily feature This Date In Wine History, we share an event of critical importance in wine history.
- The Roman Senate bans the Bacchanalian rites with the Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus in 186 BCE.
- The National Wine Centre of Australia opened in 2001.
- The Bonnezeaux and Coteaux-de-l'Aubance AOC were revised in 2003.