January 21st - This Date in Wine History
/Bulgarian Women celebrating Babinden
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.
- Pope Paschal II died in 1118. During his reign he appointed a Bishop to oversee the territories of Greenland and Vinland (Newfoundland).
- Thomas Munson, the American horticulturist who's work with grape rootstock led to phylloxera-resistant stocks died in 1913.
- Happy Babinden! This Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian holiday celebrates midwifery and includes Young Mother’s Feast which includes grilled chicken and wine.