March 10th - This Date in Wine History
/Hugh Johnson
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.
- Johann Rudolf Glauber was born and died on this date in 1604 and 1670. He was a German-Dutch alchemist who wrote about improvements in wine making and is considered an early chemist or chemical engineer.
- Paul Draper winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California was born in 1936.
- Hugh Johnson OBE, British author and wine expert was born in 1939.