This Date In Wine History

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

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. 


November 22

Spain's La Mancha DO was established in 1996.

Spain's Málaga DO was established in 2001.

The Anjou AOC was revised in 1991.

The Brindisi Rosso DOC was created in 1979.

The Piedmont Chardonnay Pinot Spumante DOC was created in 1994.