February 9 - 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.

February 9 

Connecticut's Western Connecticut Highlands AVA was designated in 1988.

Max Schubert, Australian winemaker responsible for Penfolds Grange Hermitage was born in 1915.

New Jersey's Outer Coastal Plain AVA was designated in 2007.

The Australian Geographical Indication "Adelaide Hills" was registered in 1998.