August 14th - 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.

  • John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford was born in 1499.  He was considered a wastrel and was ordered by Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey to be restricted to his hunting lodge, restricted his household size and was ordered to, “moderate his excessive hunting, drink less wine, not stay up late, eat less meat, and forbear excessive and superfluous apparel.”
  • Cosimo III de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was born in 1642.  Among his accomplishments was the establishment of the Chianti wine region.
  • Oregon Territory was created in 1848.  The territory now contains the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana.  There are bonded wineries in all of those states.
  • Wine educator, Michel Dovaz was born in 1928.
  • Fête du Vin à Madiran begins.