January 20th - This Date in Wine History
/San Francisco Bay by David Toomey for Qorkz.
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.
- Richard Graff, pioneer of California wine making was born in 1937.
- Baron Philippe de Rothschild died in 1988.
- California's San Francisco Bay AVA was designated in 1999.
- The owner of Trump Winery, Donald J. Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States in 2017.