September 23rd - 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.

  • Suzanne Valadon, artist model and painter was born in 1865.  She was the subject of the Toulouse Lautrec painting, "The Hangover".
  • Cotes-du-Vivarais AOC was named in 1999.  These wines are produced in the French department of the Ardéche.
  • Juneiperro Serra who brought the first cuttings of vitis vinifera to Northern California was canonized in 2015.
  • Happy California Wine Month!