August 23, 1723: Puritan clergyman Increase Mather, an early temperance advocate who wrote 'Wo to Drunkards,' died in Boston. August 23, 1983: Tony Moll was born. Tony Moll is a former National Football League […]
July 24, 1973: Johan Micoud was born. Johan Cédric Micoud is a former professional footballer from France who primarily played in the attacking midfield position. After playing for Parma, Werder Bremen, and Bordeaux in […]
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 […]
July 18, 1957: Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo was born. He was a famous professional golfer, and after his professional retirement has held a role for both CBS Sports and BBC Sport as a golf […]
November 20, 1818: Pedro Sainsevain was born in Beguey, France. A carpenter and entrepreneur, he made history in California by being one of the earliest producers of sparkling wine, though it was not very […]
June 8, 632: the Prophet Muhammad, founder of the religion of Islam, died at the city of Medina in western Arabia. Muhammad emerged as a religious leader in the cities of western Arabia in […]
May 8, 1962: Karen A. Page was born in Warren, Michigan. She is an author best known for her books on food and wine written collaboratively with her husband Andrew Dornenburg. Some titles include […]
June 11, 323: Alexander the Great passed away. At the time, the south of Greece had a very prosperous wine industry. More specifically, by that time, Greek winemaking and wine trade had already shifted […]
April 11, 1950: Kathryn Hall was born. In addition to her decades-long work in the wine industry, she has been a successful businesswoman, lawyer, community activist, and the United States Ambassador to Austria. April […]
June 13, 839: Emperor Charles III was born who is an important figure in the history of German’s Pinot Noir. Often referred to as Charles the Fat, he ruled the Carolingian Empire from 881 […]
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