May 19th - 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.

• Alcuin scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria and first known wine writer died in 804
• Spain's Almansa DO was created in 1975
• Spain's Ampurdán-Costa Brava DO was created in 1975
• Spain's Priorato DO was created in 1975
• The Bianco Capena DOC was created in 1975
• The Savuto DOC was created in 1975
• California's Seiad Valley AVA was designated in 1994
• Thomas Harris' Novel, The Silence of the Lambs was published in 1999. In the novel Hannibal Lector describes eating the census taker's liver with fava beans and a big Amarone... Not the Chianti mentioned in the movie.  Another change is that the movie used the death’s-head Hawkmoth instead of the Black Witch moth. 
• The Nantucket Wine & Food Festival is going on!  

Seiad Valley - Wine Region of the Day

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Seiad Valley by Gretchen Miller Neuman for Qorkz.

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Seiad Valley received its designation as an AVA in 1994. Located on 2,248 acres in Siskiyou County, Seiad Valley is California's northernmost appellation and is found along the banks of the Klamath River. The soil in Seiad Valley is alluvial in nature, and the growing region sits between 700 and 3,000 feet above sea level. The region is heavily dotted with boulders and rocky terrain. There are currently no wineries producing in the Seiad Valley.  The one winery that was located there closed after residents objected to a tasting room in their town.

May 19 - This Date In Wine History

GRAPE CULTIVATION, WINEMAKING, AND COMMERCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT C. 1500 BC

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. 

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May 19 

Alcuin scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria and first known wine writer died in 804.

California's Seiad Valley AVA was designated in 1994.

Spain's Almansa DO was created in 1975.

Spain's Ampurdán-Costa Brava DO was created in 1975.

Spain's Priorato DO was created in 1975.

The Bianco Capena DOC was created in 1975.

The Savuto DOC was created in 1975.

Thomas Harris' novel, The Silence of the Lambs was published in 1988. In the novel Hannibal Lector describes eating the census taker's liver with fava beans and a big Amarone... Not the Chianti mentioned in the movie. Buffalo Bill also used the larvae of the Black Witch moth in the book and not the Death's-head Hawkmoth used in the film.