The Month of April
April 1100: Schloss Johannisberg, Germany, was established during this time. In 1720, when the whole estate was planted with a Riesling type of grapes, Schloss Johannisberg made history by becoming the world's first closed […]
March 4
March 4, 1193: Al-Nasr Salah-al Din, better known simply as Saladin, meaning the ‘Righteousness of the Faith’, died at Damascus in Syria. This Kurdish general had risen to become Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate […]
History of Wine
History of Wine The history of wine goes back millenniums and is closely aligned with the history of agriculture, cuisine, civilization and humanity. While experts aren't totally sure when wine production began, evidence of […]
Egyptian Wine History: Two Different Perceptions
Egyptian Wine History: Two Different Perceptions Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest traceable civilizations on the planet. Carbon dating of artifacts has shown the existence of an established culture since 6000 BCE. Egyptian […]
