February 11 - 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.
February 11
Seyssel AOC was named in 1942.
The term Eiswin was coined on this day in 1830 to describe the wines of the 1829 harvest in Bingen- Dromersheim.