September 23rd - This Date in Wine History

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Postcard from the Ardèche

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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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• Cotes-du-Vivarais AOC was named in 1999.  These wines are produced in the French department of the Ardèche.
• Juniperro Serra who brought the first cuttings of vitis vinifera to Northern California was canonized in 2015.