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.

Thomas Harris's Novel Hannibal is released in 1999. In the Novel Hannibal Lector sends Clarice Starling a old bottle of Chateau d'Yquem for her 33rd birthday.
Nannina de 'Medici married Bernardo Rucellai in 1466. Vernaccia di San Gimignano was served to the wedding guests.
California's San Antonio Valley AVA was designated in 2006.

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