Marquis of Pombal – Portugal's Pioneer of Winemaking Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo—better known as Marquis of Pombal—was born on May 13, 1699. During his time, he was regarded as one of the […]
August 4, 1792: On this day, Percy Bysshe Shelley was born. A romanticist, he is currently most famous for his poem "Ozymandias," though he also wrote the “The Vine-Shroud,” a grim fragment of a […]
March 3, 1932: On this day, Lalou Bize-Leroy was born in Paris, France. Bize-Leroy owns the Burgundy estates Domaine Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay, the negociant firm Maison Leroy was the long-time co-manager for Domaine […]
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