October 8th - This Date in Wine History
/Statue of Cola di Rienzo by Paul Ricco, Musei Capitolini
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.
- Cola di Rienzo's fondness for wine increased his unpopularity and his attempt to August ment the taxes on wine and salt led to a general insurrection in which he was murdered while trying to escape in disguise in 1354
- John Hancock died in 1793. The British seized John Hancock’s sloop the Liberty in 1768 over a dispute on the importation of Madeira. Riots ensued in Boston over the seizure.