June 9th - This Date in Wine History

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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.

  • In 968, Liudprand of Cremona in reporting to his King, Berengar II of Lombard, reports that he is sick and can’t understand why no one else at the Emperor’s banquet did not also get sick, “Their drink instead of good wine was brackish water;”
  • James Oglethorpe receives a royal charter to establish the colony of Georgia.  One of the justifications for the colony was to be able to produce silk, olive oil and wine.  That didn’t work.
  • The Rosso di Montalcino DOC was established in 1983. 
  • Spain's Ribera del Júcar DO was created in 2003.
  • Alsatian wine producer, Jean Hugel died in 2009.
  • The French have a saying, « Pluie à la Sainte-Diane, ni grain au grenier, ni vin au cellier. » or "Rain at Sainte-Diane, no grain in the attic, no wine in the cellar.”
  • Happy National Rosé Day!