May 22 - This Date In Wine History

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. 

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May 22

English writer, wine-merchant and Master of Wine, Pat Simon died in 2008.

Nathaniell Sparhawke of Cambridge, MA was issued a license to drawe wine and strong water in Cambridge.