August 20th - 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.

  • Wine, a silent film starring Clara Bow opened in 1924.
  • German winemaker, Egon Müller was born in 1959.
  • The Controguerra DOC was created in 1996.
  • Spain's Arabako Txakolina-Txakolí de Álava DO was created in 2002.
  • The French have a saying, « S'il pleut à la Saint-Bernard, tu peux dire adieu à ton vin.» or "If it's raining in the Saint-Bernard, you can say goodbye to your wine. "