Railways, Steamships, and Marketing: Modern Technology and the Emergence of the Global Wine Trade, c. 1800–2000 Introduction - The Wine Industry in 1800 The global wine industry has developed in enormous ways over the […]
European Wine Industry: Words from the 16th Century In the 16th century, the European wine industry was dominated by two major players: meerseniers and koopman[1]. Meerseniers were wine merchants who controlled the supply of […]
March 10, 1936: Paul Draper, the influential California winemaker who led Ridge Vineyards from 1969 and championed Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon, was born. March 10, 1939: Hugh Eric Allan Johnson was born in London. […]
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