July 13th - 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.

  • Thomas Rowlandson, British artist known for his caricature and satire was born in 1756.  Many of his works involved the street life of his fellow countrymen including, “With Women and Wine I Defy Every Care,” and a Bacchanalian.
  • The Wine License Office, of Lincoln’s Inn in 1761 issued multiple notices requesting that people who had retail wine licenses that expired midsummer to renew those licenses.
  • Bulgaria was divided in five wine producing regions in 1960 (Danube River Plains, Black Sea Coastal, Valley of the Roses, Thracian Valley, Struma River Valley).
  • The AOC Côtes du Rhone Villages was named in 1951.