June 21, 2026
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1978

Year that Women’s History Month began as a local “Women’s History Week” celebration in Sonoma County, California. Nearly ten years later March was officially designated as Women’s History Month by the US Congress. Worth noting: in 1978 there were fewer than 5 well-known women wine writers in the US and just 1 woman in the world was a Master of Wine. The association of US Master Sommeliers did not yet exist.

A. Prosecco

B. Chianti

C. Barolo

D. Lambrusco

Garagiste

A French term first used in Bordeaux in the 1990s, the word garagiste refers to an innovative (possibly renegade) professional winemaker without much financial capital, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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