This Date In Wine History

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. 

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November 30

California's Wild Horse Valley AVA was designated in 1988.

Oregon's Dundee Hills AVA was designated 2004.

Oscar Wilde dies in Paris in 1900. He is famously quoted as saying while sipping champagne, "And now, I am dying beyond my means.”

Winston Churchill, known for enjoying a glass of hock for breakfast was born in 1874.