Bottled Water of the United States

In Europe, beginning in the late seventeen hundreds, it became fashionable to visit the natural mineral springs to either drink of the "healthful" waters or to bathe in them. The wealthy promoted and gathered at these "watering places" or spas that catered to their needs and their pocketbooks. Spas were also becoming popular in the New World. As early as 1767, the waters of Jackson's Spa in Boston were bottled and sold to satisfy a rapidly growing demand for its therapeutic miracles. About 1800, the waters of a mineral spring near Albany, NY, were bottled commercially, and in 1820, the first Saratoga Springs bottled water was sold. The bottling of natural mineral waters peaked in the late 1800s, and by 1900 was being phased out by the increasing use of "Soda Waters".

Certified Water Sommelier Course

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Water Sommeliers in the USA

Michael Mascha | USA
Martin Riese | USA
Andrea Martin | USA
Cori Bokath | USA
William Ehrgood | USA

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