June 13th - This Date in Wine History

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.

• Frances Burney (seen above), novelist, diarist and playwright was born in 1752.  After the death of her mother, her father married the widow of wine merchant.
• Dorothy L. Sayers was born in 1893.  She was a English crime writer known for her wine loving character, Lord Peter Wimsey andwine salesman, Montague Egg both of whom are amateur detectives.
• California's Malibu-Newton Canyon AVA was designated in 1996.