August 27th - 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.

  • The Roman festival of Volturnalia was celebrated. dedicated to Jupitur Volturnus, god of the waters and fountains is celebrated with feasting and wine drinking at the pools near the temple of Vesta.
  • Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian died in 1576.  He is famous for painting red-haired women.  He also painted the Bacchanale of the Andrians and Supper at Emmaus. 
  • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel the German philosopher was born in 1770.  At one point in his career, he became the tutor for a wine merchant’s family in Frankfurt.
  • The Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal issued an opinion on the duty regarding the importation of glass wine bottles known as brown hocks. in 1872.
  • Eric Burdon & War’s song, ‘Spill The Wine’ hit number 1 on the charts in 1970.