November 16th - 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.
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in 1907. It is home to the Ozark Mountain viticultural area.
The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin was reformed in 1934 in the Caveau Nuiton of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Spain's Alella DO andTarragona DO were created in 1976.
It is the feast day of St. Othmar. He died in exile on the island of Werd in Lake Constance. His body was moved to St. Gallen in Switzerland. The men that rowed his body had only one barrel of wine left but it never emptied, no matter how much they drank. The barrel became one of his attributes.
December 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 British House of Lords voted in 1660 on an addition to a rule about wine licenses to prevent the mixing of wines to vitiate (adulterate) them.
- 212 wine pipes (a pipe is equal to 126 gallons) were imported into Liverpool between December 22 1812 and January 22, 1813, per the publication, The Tradesman.
- A series of letters, the last of which was dated in 1872, William W. Belknap, Secretary of War discusses the reasons that the trading post at Fort Sill (Oklahoma) had excess supplies of wine, ale, porter. Secretary Belknap was satisfied with the explanations given. As it turns out it was because he was getting kick-backs from the post. (ironically the Comanche own a casino near the Fort, where they sell alcohol to the soldiers)
- Texas' Texas Hill Country AVA was designated in 1988.
July 2nd - 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.
- Flemish painter, Theodoor Rombouts was born in 1637. He created paintings such as Musical Company with Bacchus shown above. Many of his paintings show card playing and drinking.
- Nathaniel de Rothschild, founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family was born in 1812.
- The Chianti Classico DOCG designation was established in 1984.
- The Ozark Mountain AVA was designated in 1986.
- California's Oakville AVAand Rutherford AVA were designated in 1993.
April 14th - 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.
- Charles Collé the French dramatist and songwriter was born in 1709. He wrote for his patron, the Duke of Orleans with jovial and bawdy often on the subjects of love and wine.
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was published in 1939.
- The Loazzolo DOC was created in 1992.
- The Australian Geographical Indication "Piccadilly Valley" was registered in 2000.