November 10

November 10, 1483: Martin Luther was born. German philosopher and reformer Martin Luther is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Luther sparked a movement that changed several fundamental Christian doctrines through his words and deeds, dividing Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant faiths, primarily Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism, the Anabaptists, and the anti-Trinitarians. He is among the most important people in the development of Christianity. Luther argues sacramental realism—the notion of the actual presence of Christ’s body and blood in the bread and wine—against purely spiritualistic interpretations of the Eucharist in his so-called anti-spiritualistic writings. Luther calls himself a “catholic” in these writings. He was instrumental in ensuring that the laity get the cup back.

November 10, 2021: The Verde Valley American Viticultural Area was established in central Arizona’s Yavapai County, becoming the state’s third AVA after Sonoita and Willcox. Centered on the Verde River near Cottonwood, Cornville, and Jerome, the roughly 200-square-mile appellation is planted largely to Rhône and Mediterranean grape varieties grown at high elevation.November 10, 2022: TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates, Producers, and Amigos Society) instituted the first International Tempranillo day in 2011, in celebration of the Spanish grape varietal. As one of the most planted wine grapes in the world, it is used in a range of wines, and is referred to by even more region-specific names. International Tempranillo Day has since been celebrated the second Thursday of each November.

November 10, 2022: International Tempranillo Day, honoring Spain’s noble early-ripening grape, is held on the second Thursday of November, which fell on November 10 in 2022.

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