August 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.

  • Louis François, Prince of Conti was born in 1717.  He purchased the Burgundy vineyard, La Romanée in 1760.  It has been known as Romanée-Conti ever since.
  • James Gillray was born in 1756.  He was an English caricaturist and printmaker who parodied life in Georgian England.
  • Eduard Buchner died in 1917.  He was a German chemist  who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on fermentation. He showed that an extract that was free of living yeast cells could still lead to fermentation.
  • The Fara DOC was created in 1969.  These wines are produced around the commune of Fara and are made of Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Uva Rara
  • The Arcole DOC designation was established in 2000.  These wines are produced around the Verona and Vicenza and made from Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Garganega and Bianco Arcole.