March 18th - 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.
- Ernest Gallo was born in 1909.
- George I, King of the Hellenes was assassinated in Thessaloniki in 1913. The king grew his own grapes for wine, Chateau Décélie.
- The Australian Geographical Indication "Mount Benson" was registered in 1997.
- Fess Parker, film and tv actor and winemaker died in 2010.