March 4th - 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.
- Frederick I Barbarossa was elected King of Germany in 1152. He died during the third Crusade and his soldiers tried to preserve his body in a cask of vinegar. It didn’t work.
- Charles Dibdin, a British composer, musician, writer and actor was born in 1745. He is famous for the song and pantomine, The vineyard revels.
- The V. Sattui Winery in Napa Valley was opened to the public in 1976.