October 8th - 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.

  • Cola di Rienzo's fondness for wine increased his unpopularity and his attempt to August ment the taxes on wine and salt led to a general insurrection in which he was murdered while trying to escape in disguise in 1354.
  • John Hancock died in 1793.  The British seized John Hancock’s sloop the Liberty in 1768 over a dispute on the importation of Madeira. Riots ensued in Boston over the seizure.
  • Congress passed the Volstead Act which prohibited the sale and consumption of Alcoholic beverages (BOOO).