October 4th - 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.

  • Louis X of France was born in 1289.  He was an avid player of jeu de paume, also called real tennis and died after an exhausting match and drinking a large quantity of cooled wine.

  • The California Agricultural Experiment Station received a shipment of Mondeuse grapes from the J. Gallegos, Experimental Pot, Mission San José in 1889.  The grapes were in good condition, if overripe and were crushed the same day.  

  • California's Fiddletown  and Paso Robles AVAs were designated in 1983.

  • Washington's Puget Sound AVA was designated in 1995.