Cyrus Redding

The First Modern Wine Guide Was Written by a Journalist, Not a Merchant

The template for every world-of-wine survey was set in 1833 by Cyrus Redding — a working newspaper editor who had lived in Paris, not a wine merchant.

Ken Wytsma2026-07-30T11:20:14+00:00Categories: Philosophy & Literature|Tags: 19th century wine, Bordeaux, Cyrus Redding, wine books, wine writing|

May 28

May 28, 1870: On in this day in 1870 Cyrus Redding died in London at 85 years of age. Redding was one of the most accomplished journalists and travel writers of the nineteenth century. […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T22:23:13+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: A History and Description of Modern Wines, Australia, Cyrus Redding, John Septimus Roe, London, Sandalford|

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