June 17th - This Date in Wine History

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Naples

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.

  • In a letter dated 1740, Thomas Gray wrote his mother about his travels in Naples (shown above) and the concerns of the people about the weather which was presumed to injury their corn, wine and oil.
  • Gregory Blaxland, the first exporter of Australian wine was born in 1778.
  • F.T. Martens received a patent for wine in 1913.