June 8th - This Date In Wine History
/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.
June 8
- Thomas Harris's November el Hannibal is released in 1999. In the November el Hannibal Lector sends Clarice Starling a old bottle of Chateau d'Yquem for her 33rd birthday.
- Nannina de 'Medici married Bernardo Rucellai in 1466. Vernaccia di San Gimignano was served to the wedding guests.
- California's San Antonio Valley AVA was designated in 2006.