May 29th - This Date in Wine History
/Town of Vernazza, Cinqe Terre, Italy
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.
The Italian government named 6 DOCs in 1973:
- Cesanese del Piglio;
- Cesanese di Affile;
- Cesanese di Olevano;
- Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà;
- Grignolino d'Asti DOC;
- Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC;
- Colli Bolognesi and Colli Bolognesi Classico DOC was created in 1975
- Spain's Toro DO was established in 1987