March 22nd - 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.

  • Agostino Carracci, an Italian painter died in 1602.  One of his most famous works is of the Last Supper of Christ.

  • The Illinois General Assembly created rules requiring every county to regulate weights and measures including for a wine measure.

  • George W. Roosevelt, the US Ambassador to France reports on new French laws about the adulteration of wines in 1883.

  • Viticulture Committee of the Region of Vinho Verde was created in 1929.

  • Franklin Roosevelt signed The Cullen-Harrison Act to amend the Volstead Act that allowed the sale and taxation of low alcohol beers and wines in 1933.