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 4

California's McDowell Valley AVA was designated in 1981.
California's Santa Cruz Mountains AVA was designated in 1981.
California's Sonoma Valley AVA was designated in 1981.
Falcon Crest, an American primetime television soap opera about an American winemaking family debuted 1981.