November 16th - This is Date in Wine History

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Window of Confrèrie des Chevaliers du Tastevin

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 Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin was reformed in 1934 in the Caveau Nuiton of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
  • Spain's Alella DO andTarragona DO were created in 1976.

November 2nd - This Date in Wine History

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Edmond James de Rothschild

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.

  • Edmond James de Rothschild, father of the modern Israeli wine industry died in 1934.
  • Marie Antoinette, whose breasts are rumored to be the model for the champagne coupe was born in 1755.
  • Spain's Chacolí de Bizkaia-Bizkaiko Txakolina DO was created in 1994.