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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|

Beaumont Wines and the Black Markets of the Wine Industry

Beaumont Wines and the Black Markets of the Wine Industry From 1920 to 1933, the Eighteenth Amendment's restrictions on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic drinks in the United States led to illicit […]

Staff Writer2026-08-15T04:52:13+00:00Categories: Business & Trade, Fraud & Labels, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: Beaumont, black market, crime, France, Fraud, Prohibition, United States, wine, wine history|

THE DIETHYLENE GLYCOL WINE SCANDAL

THE DIETHYLENE GLYCOL WINE SCANDAL OF 1985 The 1985 diethylene glycol wine controversy involved Austrian wineries illegally adulterating their wines with the hazardous substance diethylene glycol. Using this ingredient found in antifreeze brands, winemakers […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-15T04:42:26+00:00Categories: Fraud & Labels, This Day in Wine History | Articles|Tags: Austria, DIETHYLENE GLYCOL, DIETHYLENE GLYCOL WINE SCANDAL, Fraud, wine enthusiast, wine history, WINE SCANDAL, WINE SCANDAL 1985|

March 8

March 8, 1723: a royal charter was granted in England to the Chelsea Waterworks Company “for the better supplying the City and Liberties of Westminster and parts adjacent with water.” The company established extensive […]

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