Herbert Hoover

December 13

December 13, 1545: On this day, the Council of Trent was opened. The concerns at stake were addressed forcefully by the Council of Trent, which also established the official Roman Catholic response to the […]

Staff Writer2023-01-03T04:52:10+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: absinthe, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Council of Trent, Ewan McGregor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Manoir de Cricquebœuf, Moulin Rouge, New Zealand, Normandy, Prohibition, Romeo Bragato, wine connoisseur, Yul Brynner|

May 20

May 20, 1453: This day marked the fall of Constantinople. The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of the Balkans and the fall of Constantinople in 1453 both constituted victories for him and led to […]

Ken Wytsma2022-11-23T18:09:26+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Al Bano, Albano Carrisi, Constantinople, Herbert Hoover, Italy, James Beard Award, National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, Prohibition, Prohibition Era, Queer Eye, Sultan Mehmed II, Ted Allen, Tenute Al Bano Carrisi, Wickersham Commision|

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