September 17th - This Date in Wine History

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Hildegard of Bingen

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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.

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• Hildegarde of Binge, German abbess, artist, author, counselor, linguist, naturalist, scientist, philosopher, physician, herbalist, poet, visionary and composer, wrote Causae et Curae which recommended that wine be drunk daily to maintain good health, died in 1179.
• French winemaker, Didier Dagueneau died in 2008.  He achieved cult status for his Sauvignon Blanc wines from the Pouilly-Fumé section of the Loire.
• The Wine Museum in Pleven, Bulgaria opened in 2008.