August 25, 1900: Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, author of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, died in Weimar, Germany in 1900. August 25, 1992: Spring Mountain Vineyards was seized by Western Farm Credit Bank. The Bank sold the […]
January 29, 1987: San Lucas AVA was founded. The wine region has the widest variety of temperatures in any AVA in California and is home to one of the world’s largest contiguous vineyards, the […]
January 21, 1527: Juan de Grijalva died. Grijalva was among the first to discover the Mexican coast in 1518. Pedro Mártir claimed there were 300 people present, although Hernán Cortés claimed 170 people traveled […]
August 26, 2022: Beginning, and lasting for about three weeks, Pinot Grigio is harvested around the regions where it has been grown worldwide. The fruit is susceptible to bunch rot and bird attack, despite […]
August 12, 1712: Karl Jacob Weber was born in the town of Arth in Switzerland. Weber initially trained as an architect and an engineer, but he subsequently became involved in the excavation of numerous […]
August 24, 79 AD: Pliny the Elder died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Born around AD 23, Pliny was a military commander, philosopher, writer, naturalist, and close friend to the Roman Emperor Vespasian. […]
July 12, 1963: Italy created its DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) system through Presidential Decree No. 930, establishing the legal framework that would define and protect the country’s wine appellations. July 12, 1966: Vino […]
June 7, 1494: On in this day in 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas was signed in the Spanish town of Tordesillas. The treaty was essentially an agreement between Portugal and Spain to divide the […]
June 17, 1778: Gregory Blaxland was born. Gregory Blaxland was a pioneering English farmer and explorer in Australia, well known for initiating and co-leading the first successful European settlement crossing of the Blue Mountains. […]
June 16, 1822: Charles Camille Heidsieck was born. Charles Heidsieck was a French Champagne businessman who created a company in 1851. He popularized Champagne in the U.S. to the point where he earned the […]
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