November 28, 1975: Sigurd Wongraven was born. A founding member of the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon, a black metal band from Norway, Wongraven is also the founder of Wongraven Wines, in Piedmont, Italy.
November 28, 2011: The Côtes de Millau appellation d’origine contrôlée was created by French decree (n° 2011-1684), promoting this small wine region in the Aveyron of southern France from the former VDQS category. Set along the Tarn near Millau, it produces reds and rosés built on Syrah and Gamay alongside white blends.November 28, 2013: On Thanksgiving, two plumbers stormed into a Seattle wine store and spent 13 hours emptying 200 cases of wine before attempting to burn it down. When one of the thieves was recognized on the surveillance camera because he had purchased wine at the shop, the robbers were apprehended.
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