Georgia’s Oldest Wine and Winemakers
The Cradle of Wine: Georgia's Oldest Wine and Winemakers Travel to Georgia, and you'll find a barrage of clothing, tea towels, and more covered in the qvevri, a vessel used for storing wine. […]
Origins of Winemaking
Origins of Winemaking While many of us think of France, Italy and Spain when we hear the word wine, it actually started a long time ago. We can trace the history of winemaking back […]
The Month of September
September 129 AD: In this month, a practitioner named Galen was born. He was known for using wine, which has antiseptic properties, to heal the wounds of gladiators who were hurt in battle. September […]
April 6
April 6, 1623: This day marks the beginning of Cabernet Franc’s wide establishment from vine cuttings. Cardinal Richelieu is credited for bringing cuttings of the Cabernet Franc vine to the Loire Valley from the […]
January 27
January 27, 335: On this day, Saint Nino was born. Tradition has it that Saint Nino, a Christian missionary in Kartli, carried a cross constructed of vine wood. For generations, and still today in […]
November 13
November 13, 1935: On this day, Jon Winroth Broneer was born in Athens, Greece. He worked as a wine expert, consultant, writer, translator, and columnist on a global scale. In addition to co-founding and […]
