July 12
July 12, 1966: On this day, Vino Nobile was given the DOC (Denomination of Controlled Origin) status. The red wine is produced primarily using Sangiovese grapes in the Italian town of Montepulciano. July 12, […]
July 3
July 3, 2009: On this day, the cashew-based liquor variety Feni, indigenous to the Indian state of Goa, attained its geographical indication under the government. For more dates in wine history, click here.
June 7
June 7, 1494: On in this day in 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas was signed in the Spanish town of Tordesillas. The treaty was essentially an agreement between Portugal and Spain to divide the […]
June 17
June 17, 1778: On this day, Gregory Blaxland was born. Gregory Blaxland was a pioneering English farmer and explorer in Australia, well known for initiating and co-leading the first successful European settlement crossing of […]
June 16
June 16, 1822: On this day, Charles Camille Heidsieck was born. Charles Heidsieck was a French Champagne businessman who created a company in 1851. He popularized Champagne in the U.S. to the point where […]
The Month of May
May 1999-2000: Robert Mondavi started the Great Chefs of France program, bringing world-famous French chefs to his vineyard for cooking classes and demonstrations. Robert Mondavi and his old friend Julia Child played a crucial […]
May 14
May 14, 2000: On this day, Denis Dubourdieu from Bordeaux discovered various thiols as fragrance-defining chemicals in select white grape types and established that yeast was responsible for their release from their non-volatile grape-derived […]
May 7
May 7, 1785: On this day, Sauvignon Blanc was discovered in France, where it acquired prominence in the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. May 7, 1945: Alfred Jodl, the head of the German military, presented […]
September 7
September 7, 1714: The War of Spanish Succession between Spain and Austria ended on this day after over a decade. France could not export products to Britain during the war. Since France was a […]
September 4
4th September 1995: On this day, the grapes of Primo Estate Cabernet-Merlot Joseph Moda from Champagne, France, were harvested, making it the Vintage Year for this Wine. For more dates in wine history, click […]
