December 26th - This Date in Wine History

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St. James the Just

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.

  • Days of Wine and Roses starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick was released in 1962.
  • It is the feast day of St. James the Just who was known for drinking no wine nor the eating of meat and wore only fine linen.

December 20th - This Date in Wine History

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Film poster from the Wine of Youth from 1924

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.

  • Wine of Youth, a silent comedy-drama directed by King Vidor and released by MGM was released in 1924. 
  • The Régnié AOC was created in 1988.
  • California's Capay Valley AVA was designated in 2002.

December 18th - This Date in Wine History

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Saint Sebastian by Andrea Mantegna

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.

  • It is the feast day of Saint Sebastian who’s skull is used as a wine cup on his feast day.
  • James Beard award winning author of "What to Drink With What You Eat", Andrew Dornenburg was born in 1958.
  • The movie, MayWine debuted in 1991.

November 13th - This Date in Wine History

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Fatty Arbuckle

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.

  • Louis VII of France married Adela of Champagne in 1160.
  • Wine, a silent film starring Fatty Arbuckle was released in 1913. 
  • Portugal's Casa do Douro was created in 1932.
  • Washington and Oregon's Columbia Valley AVA was designated in 1984.