January 25th - 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.

  • Francis I of France was crowned in 1515.  He undertook many construction projections, including the Chateau at Fontainebleau which included a fountain that  sprayed watered wine.

  • The State of Maine in 1871 revised their weights and measures to include a bushel, half bushel, peck, half peck, ale quart, wine gallon, wine half gallon, wine quart, wine pint, wine half pint, and wine gill.

  • Maria Louise Ramé died in 1908.  The grand-daughter or a wine merchant, she was an English novelist better known as Ouida.

  • French Football star, David Ginola was born in 1967.  He is in partnership with the Coste Brulade co-op at Puget-Ville in the Côtes de Provence in the Coste Brulade winery.

  • “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” by Marvin Gaye was the number one song in 1969.