April 21st - 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.

  • Parilia, a Roman agricultural festival honoring the founding of Rome by Romulus was celebrated with beverage burranica, a combination of milk and sapa (boiled wine), after drinking this the festival would draw to a close when shepherds ran through a ceremonial fire three times.
  • Dutch painter Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten was born in Haarlem in 1630.  He is known for painting “Still Life with Oysters” featuring a glass of whitewine as accompaniment.
  • Virginia's Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA was designated in 1987.

April 13th - This Date in Wine History

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Krum Khan of Bulgaria

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.

  • Krum, Khan of Bulgaria died in 814.  He used the skull of the Byzantine Emperor as a wine cup.
  • Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and wine lover was born in Virgina in 1743.
  •  Baron Philippe de Rothschild was born in 1902.
  • "Red Red Wine" written and performed by Neil Diamond was released in 1968 it was and later covered by UB40.