September 26th - This Date in Wine History
/Map of the Arkansas Mountain Viticultural Area by Gretchen Neuman for Qorkz
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.
- Thomas Volney Munson, creator of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks was born in 1843
- Arkansas' Arkansas Mountain AVA was designated in 1986
- Paul Newman of Newman's Own, which includes a Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon died in 2008