August 25th - This Date in Wine History

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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.

  • Pliny the Elder 1st century AD naturalist and author of the Roman encyclopedia Naturalis Historia (Natural History) that discusses viticulture methods, died in A.D. 79.
  • Bonfort’s Wine and Spirit Circular reports that the ship Powhatan left the Port of Genoa for New York City in 1887 loaded with wine.
  • It is the feast day of St. Louis IX.  He is a patron saint of distillers.