September 29th - 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.

  • Queen Elizabeth I on her way to Tilbury Fort 1589 dined on roast goose and Burgundy wine. She fed so heartily that she required an extra half pint of Burgundy with which she drank to the destruction of the Spanish Armada.

  • Henri of Artois, Count of Chambord was born in 1820.  His mother named him for Henri IV and similarly baptized him with a spoon of wine and garlic.

  • Les Claypool of the band Primas was born in 1963.  He owns Claypool Cellars in the Russian River Valley.

  • Happy California Wine Month!

  • The French have a saying, “Entre Saint-Michel et Saint-François, prends ta vendange telle qu'elle est ; à Saint-Denis, prends-la si elle y est encore.” or “Between Saint-Michel (today) and Saint-François (October 4), harvest your grapes if they are ready; at Saint-Denis (October 9), take them if they are still there.”