Wine and Symbolism in the Old and New Testament
Wine and Symbolism in the Old and New Testament Wine holds great symbolic meaning in the Bible and has been significant throughout the history of the Church. In the Old Testament wine was typically […]
Wine at the Dutch Cape: Viticulture in Early Modern South Africa, c. 1650–1800
South Africa is one of the world’s leading wine producers today. Approximately a quarter of a million acres of land is under vine here in a country with an ideal mix of cool mountain […]
Sex and Wine in Medieval Europe: How the Two Were Intertwined
Sex and Wine in Medieval Europe: How the Two Were Intertwined Medieval Europeans’ views on sex and wine was influenced by Christianity and the ancient Romans and Greeks before them. Sex and wine have […]
October 20
October 20, 1972: On this day, Frazier's Wine Merchants, Ltd. was incorporated. In the 1800s, Samuel White was a brewer at the Bellefield Brewery in Winson Green, Birmingham. His son-in-law, William Reginald Frazier, started […]
October 22
October 22, 1685: On this day in 1685 the Edict of Fontainebleau was issued in France by the government of King Louis XIV. Through it, the French government essentially revoked religious toleration for France's […]
October 4
October 4, 1854: On this day, Sicilian Wine by Bayard Taylor was published. "Sicilian Wine," by Bayard Taylor, is a tribute to the Italian island's "crimson" reds. October 4, 1854: On this day, California […]
October 11
October 11, 1738: On this day, Arthur Phillip was born. He was the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales and a member of the British Royal Navy. From June 1751 to […]
October 14
October 14, 1066: On this day, the Norman Conquest of England began with the Battle of Hastings, a conflict between an English force led by Harold Godwinson and a Norman-French army led by William, […]
October 10
October 10, 1917: Dinsmoor Webb was born in the Californian city of Victorville. Webb was a member of the faculty at University of California Davis in the Department of Chemistry as well as the […]
October 30
October 30, 1933: The Navarra wine region was established. It is known for many varying types of red wines, as well as superb rosé wines, and is located in the Ebro River Valley, near […]
