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History of Sangria

By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Board • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Sangria is the world's most famous wine punch — a jug of red wine […]

Staff Writers2026-08-19T02:53:21+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: Claret, Roman Empire, Sangria, Spain, Spanish wines, World Fair of New York|

The Month of August

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, […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-15T04:36:01+00:00Categories: Fraud & Labels, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: Al Capone, Alexander Chrichton, Burgundy, champagne, Champagne Region, Chateau de Goulaine, Claret, crime, England, Enotria&Coe, France, Fraud, Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberger Riesenfass, King George I, KWV, Loire Valley, Lourens Jonker, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, Napoleon, New Zealand, Prohibition, Prohibition Era, Russia, Southern Boundary Wines, Staffelter Hof|

November 30

November 30, 1874: Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. The future British prime minister was a devoted lover of Champagne, above all Pol Roger, which after his death named its […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:42:45+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Bordeaux, Claret, Claret de Bordeaux, Claret wine, Union des Maisons de Négoce de Bordeaux|

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