May 4th - This Date in Wine History

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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.

  • John Wycliffe and Jan Hus were condemned as heretics because of their rejection of transubstantiation (the transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ).
  • Jean François Champollion died in 1832.  He was known for deciphering the Rosetta Stone.  It contains records from Ptolemy V including donations of wine to temples and vineyard harvests.
  • Singani, a Bolivian liquor, similar to Pisco, distilled from Moscato of Alexandria received a DO in 1992.
  • It is the feast day of Saint Monica of Hippo. She was known for bringing offerings of porridge, bread, water, and wine to the oratories of certain saints until she was forbidden by the local bishop. She is the patron saint of difficult marriages and disappointing children. (Her son was St. Augustine)
  • Happy International Sauvignon Blanc Day!
  • Happy Star Wars Day! What would Yoda drink?