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Wine and Injustice: A History of Exploitation and Inequality in Wine Production

Wine and Injustice: A History of Exploitation and Inequality in Wine Production Wine has a long and storied history, but it's not all sunshine and roses. Along with its rich history, wine also has […]

Ken Wytsma2023-09-21T19:11:34+00:00Categories: Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: Colonialism, equity, injustice, Justice|

The Pre-Colonial Wine Of Indigenous Peoples

The Pre-Colonial Wine Of Indigenous Peoples Before the first colonizers set foot in the Americas, Indigenous peoples were creating fermented beverages from local plants. In Mexico, there were over 30 different types of alcoholic […]

Anika Suurkask2023-09-19T00:53:23+00:00Categories: 1501 CE to 1700 CE, Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: Central American, Colonial Wine History, History, Indigenous, Pre-Colonial, wine, wine history|

The Economics of Wine in the Spread of Colonialism

The Economics of Wine in the Spread of Colonialism There are several academic subfields dedicated to the study of wine. A few examples are agronomy, geography, geology, and politics. The people who conquered the […]

Staff Writers2023-03-09T07:24:50+00:00Categories: Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: Colonialism, Europe, New World, SOUTH AMERICA|

All You Need to Know About the Spanish Inquisition

All You Need to Know About the Spanish Inquisition The Spanish Inquisition, formally initiated on 1st November 1478 by the government of Spain, was a legal and social movement between 1478 and 1834 that […]

Staff Writers2023-03-11T06:39:01+00:00Categories: Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: Colonial Era, Spanish Colonialism, Spanish wine, Spanish wine industry|

How The ‘Mission Grape’ Started New World Wine

How The 'Mission Grape' Started New World Wine The Mission grape has never been massively popular with wine critics. One study of the history of viticulture in the United States before Prohibition in 1919 […]

Staff Writers2023-03-09T06:37:03+00:00Categories: 1501 CE to 1700 CE, Colonialism, New World, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: California Missions, Christianity, Colonialism, mission grape, New World History In-depth, Religion, Spanish Colonialism, viticulture|

History of Argentine Wine in Colonial Times

History of Argentine Wine in Colonial Times South America is part of the new world of wine, and its history goes back over 450 years. Although there were already varieties of Vitis on the […]

Esteban Bruno2023-06-27T12:04:39+00:00Categories: 1501 CE to 1700 CE, Colonialism, Country Profiles, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: Argentina, Chile, Colonialism, Exploration, Spain|

The Origins of California Wine

The Origins of California Wine California is one of the world’s most acclaimed wine production regions. It makes up roughly 90% of the wine industry in the United States. And if California were its […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-09T06:08:37+00:00Categories: 1701 CE to 1800 CE, Colonialism, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: American wine history, Apostle of California, biographical, biography, California, Californian Wine, Colonial Wine History, Franciscans, Junipero Serra, wine history, Wine Production in California|

Fray Junípero Serra Dates in Wine History

Fray Junípero Serra Miquel Josep Serra I Ferrer (Catalan), which translates into Miguel José Serra Ferrer in Castilian, was born in Petra (a village on Mallorca Island) off the Mediterranean coast of Spain. He […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-09T05:43:55+00:00Categories: Ancient Wine History, Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: biographical, biography, California Wine, Franciscan mission, Mexican grapes, Missionary grapes, Theology|

The Remarkable Discovery of a Winery Owner

The Remarkable Discovery of a Winery Owner Many tourists who travel to the idyllic Cape wine estates in South Africa for a tasting are unaware of the terrible truth. These wine estates were built […]

Staff Writers2023-09-30T17:15:47+00:00Categories: Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: South Africa, winery owner|

Colonial Wine History Timeline

Colonial Wine History Timeline Humans have enjoyed wine for a very, very long time. No one was sure when humans first discovered how to make wine. But archeologists have found evidence of wine production […]

Ken Wytsma2023-03-06T13:32:49+00:00Categories: Colonialism, Wine History Timelines|Tags: Colonial Wine History, New World, Timelines|

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