May 12 - 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. 

May 12

California's Edna Valley AVA was designated in 1982.

Patrick Ricard of Pernod Ricard was born in 1945.

Pennsylvania's Lancaster Valley AVA was designated in 1982.

The Coteaux-du-Loire AOC was created in 1948.