This Date In Wine History

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GRAPE CULTIVATION, WINEMAKING, AND COMMERCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT C. 1500 BC

GRAPE CULTIVATION, WINEMAKING, AND COMMERCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT C. 1500 BC

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. 

December 7

André Tchelistcheff, the "dean of American winemakers was born in 1901. California's Ramona Valley AVA was designated in 2005.
The Australian Geographical Indication "Lower Murray" was registered in 1996.
The Texoma AVA was designated in 2005.
Washington's Wahluke Slope AVA was designated in 2005.