March 17 - 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.

March 17 

Cagnina di Romagna was made a DOC in 1988.

Date for the Liber Pater, which replaced the Bacchanalia, celebrated god of Italian fertility, wine and services Pagadebit di Romagna DOC was created in 1988.

Traditional date for Bacchanalia, celebrating Bacchus, God of Wine.