August 4th - This Date in Wine History

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Dom Pèrignon

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.

  • The Hotel-Dieu de Beaune was created in 1443. The vineyards of the Hospices de Beaune have supported the Hotel-Dieu for centuries 
  • Dom Perignon makes the first champagne in 1693.
  • In his speech to the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the British Medical Association for 1862, John Higginbottom, Esq., F.R.S., Nottingham relays that he had used wine and brandy to treat a post-partum hemorrhage in a case dated in 1860.  He later decided liquor was not part of what he considered “best practices”. 
  • The Galluccio DOC was established in 1997.
  • It is Champagne Day!  A votre santé!