August 14th - This Date in Wine History

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Portrait of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany by Baldessare Franceschini

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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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• Cosimo III de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was born in 1642.  Among his accomplishments was the establishment of the Chianti wine region.
• The Madiran Wine Festival.
• Wine educator, Michel Dovaz was born in 1928.