City of Wine: A History of the Bordeaux Wine Trade
City of Wine: A History of the Bordeaux Wine Trade Bordeaux. Mention the name and it conjures up images of fine French wines, a port city dominated by the wine trade, and tens of […]
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 the plants that grew nearby. In Mexico, there were over 30 different […]
From Ireland to France: The Wine Geese and the Eighteenth-Century Wine Industry
From Ireland to France: The Wine Geese and the Eighteenth-Century Wine Industry Nobody doubts the significance of the eighteenth century in the development of the French wine trade. This was when the modern industry […]
Wine and Weather: A History
Wine and Weather: A Tangled History Of all aspects of viticulture, the weather is probably the single most unpredictable factor involved in the wine-making equation. Microclimates can play a huge part in determining what […]
Wine Gods Beyond Dionysius and Bacchus
Wine Gods Beyond Dionysius and Bacchus We are all familiar with some of the most famous wine gods in world history. The most notable amongst these is Dionysius, the Greek god of wine and […]
Wine in Fiction
Wine in Fiction Besides the fascinating history of winemaking and countless stories associated with its illustrious traditions, wine has remained an integral part of global literature since the era of the legendary 8th-century-BC poet […]
The History of the Miolo Family and Its Iconic Wine Lote 43
The History of the Miolo Family and Its Iconic Wine Lote 43 Italian immigrants play a significant role in Brazilian winemaking history. Giuseppe Miolo was one of the thousands of Italian immigrants who crossed […]
The History of (Wine) Grapes
The History of (Wine) Grapes In 2017, archeologists published a discovery. Grape and wine production has been around for even longer than they thought. How did they know? In an excavation site from the […]
The Economics of Wine in Missionary Expansion during the Age of Exploration
The Economics of Wine in Missionary Expansion during the Age of Exploration As a result of the printing press and a greater desire to explore the world beyond Europe's borders, wood became a crucial […]
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 […]
