January 19th - 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.

  • Byzantine Emperor, Michael III was born in 840.  Known as The Drunkard, he was assassinated while sleeping after a drinking bout.

  • Jean-Baptiste Troppmann was executed in 1870.  He poisoned his counterfeiting partner with wine and prussic acid.  He later killed the family of his partner-in-crime.

  • Alexander Woollcott, drama critic, essayist, playwright, editor, actor, radio personality and member of the Algonquin Round Table was born in 1887.   He starred in the play, “Wine of Choice” at the Guild Theater (now the August Wilson Theater).

  • Spain's Monterrei DO was designated in 1996.

October 29th - 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.

  • Today is Cyrus the Great Day in Iran.  During the final battle of his life, Cyrus left food and wine (which was unknown to the Massagentian people) and a smallgroup of soldiers that was quickly overtaken by the enemy who consumed the remaining feast becoming intoxicated, leading to many of their demise.
  • Henry Dearborn shipped wine and a memorandum of expenses and duties to Thomas Jefferson in 1822.
  • Aglianico del Taburno was designated a DOC in 1986.

January 19th - This Date in Wine History

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Michael III being entombed at the Church of the Holy Apostles.

Michael III being entombed at the Church of the Holy Apostles.

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.

  • Byzantine Emperor, Michael III was born in 840.  Known as The Drunkard, he was assassinated while sleeping after a bender.
  • Spain's Monterrei DO was designated in 1996.