June 28th - 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.

  • Alboin, King of the Lombards was killed in 572.  His wife Rosamund aided the assassins when he made her drink wine from the cup made of her father, Cunimund’s skull. 
  • King Edward IV of England was crowned in 1461.  He was captured by rebellious lords aided by his brother, George, Duke of Clarence.  For his part in the plot, Clarence was “drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine”.
  • The Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC was created in 1972.
  • The French have a saying, « S'il pleut la veille de la Saint-Pierre, la vigne est réduite au tiers. » or “If it rains the eve of St. Peter, the vines are are reduced to a third.