January 20th - This Date in Wine History

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San Francisco Bay by David Toomey for Qorkz.

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.

  • Richard Graff, pioneer of California wine making was born in 1937. 
  • Baron Philippe de Rothschild died in 1988.
  • California's San Francisco Bay AVA was designated in 1999.
  • The owner of Trump Winery, Donald J. Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States in 2017.

November 2nd - This Date in Wine History

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Edmond James de Rothschild

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.

  • Edmond James de Rothschild, father of the modern Israeli wine industry died in 1934.
  • Marie Antoinette, whose breasts are rumored to be the model for the champagne coupe was born in 1755.
  • Spain's Chacolí de Bizkaia-Bizkaiko Txakolina DO was created in 1994.