April 19
April 19, 1783: Catherine II of Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from the Crimean Tatars as part of Russia’s southwards expansion towards the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Balkans. The Crimea, with its […]
Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T20:08:29+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Catherine II, Celebrity winery, Colonialism, Crimea, Indian Indenture Act, Luis Miguel, phylloxera epidemic, Russia, slavery|
