Blitzed: Wine, the Nazis, and Hermann Goering's Prized Cellar Alcohol has been synonymous with most cultures in Europe for millennia. This is the case even with totalitarian regimes. The Soviet Union was drowning in […]
The Heart of Alsace, France, and the Wine Industry In the Alsace region, the practice of growing grapes and creating wine dates back to the Ancient Roman times. Its wines were among the most well-regarded […]
What is the Drinking Age in Countries Around the World? Around the world, many young people eagerly anticipate the day they will finally be of legal drinking age and allowed to purchase alcohol. Many […]
Dornfelder, The True German Red Grape Dornfelder is still a relatively young grape variety that was first bred in 1956. Expert German breeders were looking for a reliable red grape to withstand the country’s […]
From Domestic Supplier to Global Brand: The Evolution of the Australian Wine Industry, c. 1870–1980 Australia is the world's sixth largest wine producer. Moreover, of the approximately 1.2 billion liters produced in the country […]
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 […]
Economic Impact of Phylloxera in Germany Even though war, colonization, and famine stormed multiple regions across the globe during the 19th century, Germany had a period of expanding prosperity after the Napoleonic Wars that […]
November 17, 1780: This month, the first paper wine bottle label was printed in Germany. The lithographic printing method made it possible to manufacture miniature labels in large numbers that had all of the […]
November 1345: Pinot Noir was first mentioned in written records. It was recorded as being grown in Burgundy. In 1470, monks from France introduced the grape to the Rheingau area in Germany, where it […]
January 2, 2010: This month, the Wine Rambler Committee met in Munich. The meeting concerned the name and label for Chapel Down. For more dates in wine history, click here.
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