February 5th -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.

  • In 1206 King John orders Ralph the Miller to let Richard de Redvers have two tuns of wine that the king had bought.

  • In 1680, the Town of Irvine payed 8 Pounds 3 shilling 8d for “8 pints of claret wine two ounces of tobacco and eight pypes” to honor Granaries sons burial day.

  • Wine in the Word: An inquiry concerning the wine Christ made, the wine of the supper,etc. was an address given by Abraham Coles before the Woman's Christian temperance union of Plainfield, N. J., 

  • The silent film, Liebfraumilch was released in 1929.  It starred Livio Pavanelli and Henny Porten.

  • The French have a saying, « À sainte Agathe va à ta vigne, si ce n'est pour y travailler, au moins pour y déjeuner. » which translates (loosely to "To St. Agatha go to your vineyard, if not to work there, at least to have lunch there.”

January 15th - 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.

  • In a letter to the Earl of Grosvenor in 1829, William Cobbett of Cobbett’s Weekly Political Register discusses the cost of living in the United States and how much more reasonable costs for Claret, Port, Madeira, spirits and hard ale (for nobody will drink small beer in that country).

  • The Western Temperance Journal dated 1841 ran a story about a married couple couple that comes to ruin because the man drank a glass of wine with a friend.

  • The California State Viticultural Commissioners met in San Francisco in 1887.  They discussed legislation relating to sweet wine.

  • Wine maker, Jose Ignacio Domecq dies in 1997.

February 5th - 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.

  • In 1206 King John orders Ralph the Miller to let Richard de Redvers have two tuns of wine that the king had bought.
  • In 1680, the Town of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland payed 8 Pounds 3 shilling 8d for “8 pints of claret wine two ounces of tobacco and eight pypes” to honor Granaries sons burial day.
  • "Wine in the Word: An inquiry concerning the wine Christ made, the wine of the supper, etc." was an address given by Abraham Coles before the Woman's Christian temperance union of Plainfield, N.J.