Cheers! It’s National Drink Wine Day!

National Drink Wine Day 2020 is celebrated annually on February 18 —a national holiday celebrated by enjoying a glass or two of your favorite wine. It’s the perfect day to open up your favorite bottle of wine and enjoy it with your friends or with your dinner. As you toast your friends and family members, you can then contemplate the thousands of years of history that stands behind this marvelous little alcoholic beverage.

Believe it or not, there was a time when wine was more widely consumed than water. During the Dark Ages, water was often unsafe to drink, so wine was drunk (pun intended) at nearly every meal as a safer alternative. Centuries later, wine is still praised for both its health benefits and the unique role it has played throughout history. For National Drink Wine Day on February 18, we get out our corkscrews, let the wine flow, and reflect on this healthy, historical beverage that also makes us tipsy.

And if you want, you can also use the hashtag #NationalDrinkWineDay on all of your social media accounts.

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