Chenin Blanc: An Old-Grape with a New World Home
How did a grape from the Loire Valley in France Chenin Blanc: An Old-Grape with a New World Home. Let's take a closer look at the success story of white Chenin Blanc in the [...]
The Jesuits and Wine Production in the New World
In the summer of 1599, several zealous Roman Catholics, men who perceived themselves as religious warriors, arrived at the developing town of Cordoba in what is now north-western Argentina. These men were members of [...]
The Franciscans and Viticulture in the Old World and the New
Franciscans In the late nineteenth century, the German artist and art critic Eduard von Grützner began working on a style of painting that would become his defining feature. Grützner was obsessed with painting monks [...]