Traditional Georgian qvevri, the buried clay vessels used to ferment and age wine for 8,000 years. MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsBy the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & […]
The rtveli, or grape harvest, in Kakheti, the heartland of Georgian wine. rugbyxm, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsBy the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 202612 min readGeorgia […]
April 23, 1809: American horticulturist Henderson William Luelling was born. He was the first to plant grapes in Oregon in 1847. April 23, 1938: Vasiliy Tairov died at the age of 78. A Soviet […]
The Destemming Machine The majority of the people think of making wine as an easy and fun job. They imagine the process as tubs filled with grapes and ready to be stomped on. From […]
May 6, 1919: Several legislations were approved by the French government to build the foundation for the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, which would firmly define winemaking regulations and geographic borders. To stop fraud […]
September 12, 1494: The King of France, Francis I, was born. He is associated with one of the rarest grape varieties today, Romorantin variety. The plant was first established in Romorantin city by King […]
January 12, 1831: On this day, Philip Speakman Webb was born. British architect and designer Philip Speakman Webb is frequently referred to as the "Father of Arts & Crafts Architecture." He exhibited a dedication […]
September 21, 1945: Richard Childress was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Prior to being the founder and owner of Childress Vineyards since 2004, he achieved fame as a NASCAR driver and started the Richard […]
September 24, 1716: Four wine-growing regions were first identified in a prohibition issued by the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III: Chianti (which roughly comprises the present-day Chianti Classico region), Pomino, Carmignano, and Valdarno […]
November 29, 1920: The Soviet Union invaded Armenia as part of the Sovietization of the First Republic of Armenia. The invasion was carried out by the 11th division of the Red Army from Soviet […]
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