March 7 - This Date in Wine History

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Hockheim, Germany

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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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• Bonfort’s Wine and Spirit Circular published a report from 1890 about the growing season at Hèrault.
• The California Wine Association received a patent for a Hock-type wine in 1911. Hock is style of German white wine and thought to come from Hockheim Germany.
• Robert Mondavi inducted into the Vintner's Hall of Fame in 2007.