May 29th - 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.
- Rhode Island ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1790. It is home to the Southeastern New England viticultural area.
- Humphry Davy died in 1829.. He was a chemist known for isolating potassium, calcium and strontium among others. He is also known for experiments with nitrous oxide which he mixed with wine and tried as a hangover cure (his notes said it worked).
- Wisconsin was admitted to the Union in 1848. It is home to the Lake Wisconsin, Upper Mississippi River Valley and Wisconsin Ledge viticultural areas.
- The Italian government named 6 DOCs in 1973:
- Cesanese del Piglio;
- Cesanese di Affile;
- Cesanese di Olevano;
- Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà;
- Grignolino d'Asti DOC;
- Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC;
- Colli Bolognesi and Colli Bolognesi Classico DOC was created in 1975.
- Spain's Toro DO was established in 1987.
- Happy English Wine Week!
- Happy National Coq Au Vin Day!
