INTRODUCTION Other alcoholic beverages besides wine may be auctioned off at a wine auction. Wine auctions can be divided into two categories: first-hand wine auctions, when wineries sell their own products, and second-hand wine […]
INTRODUCTION Only Bordeaux is ahead of Burgundy in terms of wine history, quality, and illustrious producers. Burgundy has a long history of winemaking that extends back to the fifth century, when Christian monks improved […]
This Day in Champagne Wine History INTRODUCTION A toast over a glass of champagne has a deceptively timeless quality (or some other form of sparkling white wine). It's simple to envision that "bubbly" has […]
INTRODUCTION Eighty percent of the wine consumed in the United States is produced in California, the nation’s top wine-producing state. In 49 of the 53 counties, there are many vineyards that are being farmed. […]
This Day in Oregon Wine History Early Oregon wine pioneers are a mix of dreamers and tenacious trailblazers, unconcerned with what the experts say is impossible. The history of the Oregon wine business has […]
Image Source: Wineeconomist INTRODUCTION Native Americans, Europeans, and Asians make up a large portion of the population of the cosmopolitan Napa Valley. Winters were spent by gold miners in this mild climate, […]
Source: https://www.secondbottle.co/strange-wine-laws-world/ INTRODUCTION Maynard Amerine once observed that it is simpler to judge wine quality than to define it. This is in part because quality is largely arbitrary and heavily influenced by […]
This Day in Colonial Wine History Colonial Wine is a bold, meticulous history of the remarkable contribution of European powers to the development of the wine industries in the Americas, Australia, South Africa, and […]
This Day in Phylloxera History An tiny insect called phylloxera, originating from Eastern North America is the greatest known pest of grapevines. Also known as Daktulosphaera vitifoliae or Phylloxera vitifoliae, also identified as Phylloxera […]
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