May 21st - This Date in Wine History

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Fanueil Hall

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 Hancock gave an election dinner at Fanueil Hall in 1791 at which 163 bottles of wine were consumed
  • The Chevalier d’Eon died in 1810.  In 1764, the Count de Guerchy tried to poison the Chevalier d'Eon by poisoning his wine with opium. The Chevalier was a French diplomat, spy, soldier and Freemason who lived the first half of her life as a man and the second half as a woman.
  • The Clover Leap Wine Co. received a trademark for their Claret wine in 1907.