Privatization of Eastern European and Former Soviet Union Vineyards Large-scale vineyards, state-owned or administered by cooperatives, were commonplace throughout the rule of the communist regimes. Many nations in transition have seen a considerable rearrangement of […]
November 9, 959: Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus died at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine Empire which he ruled for 46 years from his accession in 913. Constantine is most famous for […]
April 10, 1663: Samuel Pepys, best known in the modern day for his extensive diaries detailing his daily life in 17th century London, was served a vintage of Haut Brion (spelled Ho Bryan in […]
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