November 22
November 22, 1847: The settler ship John Wickliffe departs from London for New Zealand. Its arrival is considered the founding day of the Otago region. Central Otago in particular has become an area famed […]
October 22
October 22, 1685: On this day in 1685 the Edict of Fontainebleau was issued in France by the government of King Louis XIV. Through it, the French government essentially revoked religious toleration for France's […]
July 20
July 20, 356 B.C.: On this day, Alexander the Great was born. At the height of Macedonian power, when Alexander the Great succeeded Philip in 336 BC, the major wine-producing and wine-trade centers of […]
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 […]
