May 11
May 11, 1853: On this day, Nathaniel de Rothschild bought the Château Brane-Mouton vineyard in Bordeaux for the purpose of serving his own wine to visitors at his estates. He therefore changed its name […]
September 28
September 28, 1542: On this day the explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo landed with his expedition on behalf of the Spanish monarch, King Charles V, at San Diego Bay in southern California. It was the […]
February 19
February 19, 1866: On this day, Mary Elizabeth Anderson was born. In addition to inventing and acquiring the patent for car windshield wipers, she ran a vineyard in California. February 19, 1870: Nathaniel de […]
