July 30th - This Date in Wine History
/The Virginia House of Burgesses by Frances Benjamin Johnston and donated to the Library of Congress
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.
- Acte XII of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619, requires all landowners to plant grape vines for every acre of property
- The Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO), a branch of the French Ministry of Agriculture, was created in 1935 to manage the administration of the process for wines
- California's North Yuba AVA was designated in 1985