May 29th - 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.

  • Rhode Island ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1790.  It is home to the Southeastern New England viticultural area.  
  • Humphry Davy died in 1829..  He was a chemist known for isolating potassium, calcium and strontium among others.  He is also known for experiments with nitrous oxide which he mixed with wine and tried as a hangover cure (his notes said it worked).
  • Wisconsin was admitted to the Union in 1848.  It is home to the Lake Wisconsin, Upper Mississippi River Valley and Wisconsin Ledge viticultural areas.
  • The Italian government named 6 DOCs in 1973: 
    • Cesanese del Piglio; 
    • Cesanese di Affile; 
    • Cesanese di Olevano; 
    • Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà; 
    • Grignolino d'Asti DOC; 
    • Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC; 

 

 

  • Colli Bolognesi and Colli Bolognesi Classico DOC was created in 1975.
  • Spain's Toro DO was established in 1987.
  • Happy English Wine Week!
  • Happy National Coq Au Vin Day!