The History of the Most Infamous Sale of Vineyard Property in France—The Burgundy Land Sale to the Chinese In the Middle Ages, regimes in Western Europe were referred to as the Kingdom of Burgundy. […]
Impact of the Black Death Pandemic on Burgundy The Bubonic Plague —also called the Black Death—first engulfed Europe in October of 1347. This dreadful plague originated when twelve ships from the Black Sea placed […]
Rudy’s Wine Fraud in 2000 Here is an interesting story that will make you doubt the wines in your cellar! But hey, your wines are as authentic as their source, so don’t fret. Truth […]
January 28, 814: Charlemagne passed away in Aachen, Germany. Charlemagne ruled the Franks (768–814), the Lombards (774–814), and the Romans (800–814) as the first emperor of what would later be known as the Holy […]
The Wine Terminologies of Various Regions You can easily get confused by the various Wine Terminologies. In 2020, global wine consumption will hit 234 million hectoliters. To help you understand the meaning and value […]
August 15, 1038: On this day, Saint Stephen of Hungary passed away. From 1000 or 1001 until he died in 1038, Stephen I, sometimes referred to as King Saint Stephen, reigned as Hungary's first […]
August 1248: During this time, Château de Goulaine began its wine journey as the de Goulaine family produced wines for their personal consumption. Eventually they turned commercial and became France's oldest continuously operational winery, […]
July 1478 to May 1576: In this period, a group of Catholic monks is credited with having started the production of wine making. These monks eventually cut their links with the church, which resulted […]
INTRODUCTION Only Bordeaux is ahead of Burgundy in terms of wine history, quality, and illustrious producers. Burgundy has a long history of winemaking that extends back to the fifth century, when Christian monks improved […]
November 1345: Pinot Noir was first mentioned in written records. It was recorded as being grown in Burgundy. In 1470, monks from France introduced the grape to the Rheingau area in Germany, where it […]
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