January 10
January 10, 2011: On this day, Caraccioli Cellars opened its wine tasting room in Carmel, CA. Caraccioli Cellars is a family-run winery founded in 2006 that takes care in creating wines that are representative […]
January 23
January 23, 1860: The Cobden-Chevalier Treaty was signed on this day. Before this date, European countries had embraced unilateral tariffs that significantly impacted inter-border trade, especially between Britain and France. Tariffs unilaterally imposed by […]
January 2
January 2, 2010: This month, the Wine Rambler Committee met in Munich. The meeting concerned the name and label for Chapel Down. For more dates in wine history, click here.
January 8
January 8, 482: On this day, Severinus of Noricum died. Saint and "Apostle to Noricum" Severinus of Noricum is well-known. He might have been born in the African Roman province or Southern Italy, according […]
The Month of January
January 1911: During this month, riots broke out in the towns of Damery and Hautvilliers as tensions approached a breaking point. Trucks carrying grapes from the Loire Valley were pushed into the Marne river […]
January 9
January 9, 1984: On this day, Niagara Icewine Festival was started. The dessert wine called ice wine is made from grapes frozen on a vine. It is a specialty of many of Canada’s wineries, […]
January 24
January 24, 1791: On in this day in 1791 the first two bunches of grapes to have been successfully grown in Australia were cut from some vineyards in the governor’s garden in Sydney. The […]
January 26
January 26, 1788: On this day in 1788 the First Fleet, the initial major fleet sent out by the British government to settle Australia, arrived to Botany Bay in New South Wales. This was […]
January 25
January 25, 1967: On this day, David Ginola-Ceze was born in France. He is a former professional football player from France who runs a winery in Côtes de Provence, specializing in Coste Brulade, a […]
January 22
January 22, 1968: On this day, Guy Ramsay Fieri was born in Columbus, Ohio. A television presenter and restaurateur, his frosted-tip haircut, eccentric facial hair, and flame decal shirts have made him one of […]
