December 29th - This Date in Wine History

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Ikeda Mission in Egypt

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.

  • Wine Road of the Samurai is a documentary about 34 Samurai (who were also known as The Last Samurais) delegation sent by the Japanese government to France at the end of Edo era. They were sent to help solve diplomatic problems between Japan and Europe in 1863.
  • Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu was created in 1994.

December 14th - This Date in Wine History

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Flag of Chile

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.

  • Chile's Declaration of Appellations was approved in 1994.
  • Oregon's Applegate Valley AVA was designated in 2000.
  • Spain's Conca de Barberá DO was created in 1989.

November 22nd - This Date in Wine History

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Image of Pedro Ximinez grapes by Viala and Vermorel

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.

  • Italy’s Brindisi Rosso DOC was created in 1979. 
  • France’s Anjou AOC was revised in 1991. 
  • Italy's Piedmont Chardonnay Pinot Spumante DOC was created in 1994. 
  • Spain's La Mancha DO was established in 1996.
  • Spain's Málaga DO was established in 2001.  These wines are made of Pedro Ximinez and Moscatel grapes.

Hames Valley - Wine Region of the Day

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HAMES VALLEY

Photo of the Hames Valley by David Toomey for Qorkz.

The Hames Valley received its designation as an AVA in 1994 and is situated on 10,240 acres in Monterey County in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. The Hames Valley soil is shale and loam. The regions has the largest diurnal temperature swing of any AVA in Monterey County. The grapes are exposed to a great deal of sunlight during the day, and receive some of the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean breezes in the evenings. The region is best known for producing Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc.

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.