December 24th - This Date in Wine History

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Etching of the Plot of Rue de Saint Nicaise by Henri Gourdon de Genouillac 

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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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• The Plot of the Rue Saint-Nicaise fails in 1800.  This plot was designed to kill Napoleon with a wine cask filled with explosives.
• The Touraine AOC was created in 1939. 
• French oenologist, Michel Rolland was born in 1947.
• The Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence AOC was created in 1985.