November 5th - This Date in Wine History

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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.

  • John James Dufour of Vevey, Switzerland creates the first vineyard in Kentucky in 1798.  He names it First Vineyard.
  • Ruins of the Viking settlement in Vinland was discovered in 1963.
  • The Colline Novaresi DOC was created in 1994.
  • It is National Nachos Day… What wine would you pair with Nachos? (I'm going with Syrah).