April 24th - 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.

• Sir William Lawrence writes of treating Elizabeth Jarvis for syphilitic iritis of both eyes, with frequent relapses of inflammation.  She was discharged from St. Bart’s Hospital in London in 1828 after a year’s treatment after treatments that included milk and and wine and meat and wine.
• Lucy Maud Montgomery died in 1942.  She is the Canadian author of the Anne of Green Gables.  In the book, Anne Shirley is separated from her bosom friend and kindred spirit, Diana Barry because Anne accidentally got Diana drunk on currant wine.  They were later reconciled.
• The Pacherenc Vic-Bilh AOC was established in 2007.
• It is the feast day of Fidelis of Sigmaringen, the Capuchin Friar and Martyr is known for not drinking wine and wearing a hair shirt while a student.