March 22nd - 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.

  • Agostino Carracci, an Italian painter died in 1602.  One of his most famous works is of the Last Supper of Christ.

  • The Illinois General Assembly created rules requiring every county to regulate weights and measures including for a wine measure.

  • George W. Roosevelt, the US Ambassador to France reports on new French laws about the adulteration of wines in 1883.

  • Viticulture Committee of the Region of Vinho Verde was created in 1929.

  • Franklin Roosevelt signed The Cullen-Harrison Act to amend the Volstead Act that allowed the sale and taxation of low alcohol beers and wines in 1933.

December 3rd - 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.

  • Illinois was admitted to the union in 1818.  It is home to the Shawnee Hills and Upper Mississippi River Valley viticultural areas.

  • In 1894, while straining to open a bottle of wine, Robert Louis Stevenson collapsed.  He died a few hours later.

  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the French impressionist painter died in 1919.  He is known for Luncheon of the Boating Party and Bar du moulin de la Galette which feature revelers enjoying drinks…

  • The Faro DOC was established in 1976.

  • The Lessona DOC was created in 1976.

November 27th - 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.

  • Roman poet, soldier and senator, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace died in 8 BC.  He is known for odes such as “Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus” or “Now is the time to drink, now the time to dance footloose upon the earth.” FYI, the symbol of the French tire  company, Michelin is named Bibendum.

  • Guillaume Du Fay, the Franco- Flemish Renaissance composer died in 1474.  He is noted as the Canon of Cambrai in documentation when he received 36 lots of wine for the feast of St. John the Evangelist.

  • Illinois' Shawnee Hills AVA was designated in 2006.

  • Oregon's Chehalem Mountains AVA was designated in 2006.

June 19th - 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.

  • The final report of the State of California for the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 Commission reported that California's wine display in the Horticulture Building was considered a special attraction to fair goers.
  • Henri Enjalbert, French specialist in wine geology died in 1983.  He was known for writing the definitive book about wine geology.
  • René Renou, president of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine died in 2006.
  • National Martini Day! Please use a prime vermouth (a fortified wine flavored with botanicals).

March 22nd - 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. 

  • The Illinois General Assembly created rules requiring every county to regulate weights and measures including for a wine measure.
  • George W. Roosevelt, the US Ambassador to France reports on new French laws about the adulteration of wines in 1883.
  • Viticulture Committee of the Region of Vinho Verde was created in 1929.
  • Franklin Roosevelt signed The Cullen-Harrison Act to amend the Volstead Act that allowed the sale and taxation of low alcohol beers and wines in 1933.
  • Happy National Ag Week. Remember, without ag, there is no wine!

November 27th - 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.

  • Guillaume Du Fay, the Franco- Flemish Renaissance composer died in 1474.  He is noted as the Canon of Cambrai in documentation when he received 36 lots of wine for the feast of St. John the Evangelist.
  • Illinois' Shawnee Hills AVA was designated in 2006.
  • Oregon's Chehalem Mountains AVA was designated in 2006.

March 22nd - 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.

  • The Illinois General Assembly created rules requiring every county to regulate weights and measures including for a wine measure.
  • George W. Roosevelt, the US Ambassador to France reports on new French laws about the adulteration of wines in 1883.
  • Viticulture Committee of the Region of Vinho Verde was created in 1929
  • Happy Ag week!  There is no wine without agriculture!