March 2nd - This Date in Wine History
/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.
- St. Benedict of Nursia was born in 480. He is the saint invoked against poison. His monks tried to poison his wine and then his bread but he was saved by miracles.
- Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, the future Pope Leo XIII was born in 1810. He appeared in ads for Vin Mariani a wine and coca leaf tonic.
- The Texas High Plains AVA was designated in 2003.