June 25, 1786: George Washington writes to George William Fairfax that his manner of living is plain, with ‘a glass of wine and a bit of mutton’ always ready for welcome guests.
June 25, 1912: Robert Lawrence Balzer was born. He initially encountered wine through his family’s company, a neighborhood grocery shop in Los Angeles, and was immediately enthralled. He then started carrying a selection of premium wines from all across California. Shortly after, he began writing about wines, and one of his self-made newsletters on the subject was spotted by the politician Will Rogers Jr., who requested he make a regular newspaper column. Thus began his long career in journalism. He later organized the New York Wine Tasting of 1973, a precursor to the famed Judgment of Paris.
June 25, 2014: Japan promulgated its Act on the Protection of Geographical Indications (Act No. 84 of 2014), establishing a national GI registration system—later extended to wine and other regional products—that took effect the following June.
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