August 6th - 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.

  • Ben Jonson, the English poet died in 1637.  After the death of Henry IV of France, Jonson decided to re-join the Church of England and showed his renunciation of the Catholic faith by drinking a full chalice of Communion wine which at the time was supposed to only be drunk by the priests.
  • Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Valazquez died in 1660.  He was a Spanish painter known for The Triumph of Bacchus or The Drunks.
  • The Aramon Red was deemed, “A good, bright wine, with a pleasant and agreeable bouquet and flavor in 1889.  The wine was made at the J.T. Doyle Experimental Plot in Cupertino.
  • The Colli Albani DOC and Marino DOC were created in 1970.  These wines come from Alban hills outside of Rome in Lazio.