October 20th - This Date in Wine History
/Monte Conero in Ancona, Marche
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.
- South African chemist and viticulturist, Abraham Izak Perold was born in 1880.
- Italy’s Rosso Conero DOC was created in 1990.
- Italy’s Verduno Pelaverga DOC was created in 1995.
- Spain's Rioja DOCa was created in 2004.