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Hungary Archives

August 15

August 15, 1038: Saint Stephen of Hungary passed away. From 1000 or 1001 until he died in 1038, Stephen I, sometimes referred to as King Saint Stephen, reigned as Hungary's first monarch. Between 997 […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T04:54:55+00:00Categories: Royalty, Power & Class, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chateau Dauzac, Duckhorn, Hochheim am Main, Hock wine, Hungary, Jean-Baptiste Lynch, Leslie Rudd, Merlot, Michel-Lynch, Napa Valley, Queen Victoria, Saint Stephen, sangiovese, The Rudd Group|

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 […]

Staff Writer2025-01-23T12:01:38+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Armenia Winemaking Regions, Armenian wine history, Australian Wine Research Institute, champagne, Chateau Mere, Festa dell'Uva, France, Georgia, Habsburg, Hungary, Italy, Napa Valley, New Zealand wine, Philippe II, Pinot Noir, Plumpton College, September, Soviet Union, Telavi, Turkey, wine, wine history, WineBid|

August 2

August 2, 1828: The Tokaji wine crisis began. In the beginning, the presence of American railway ties between the eastern and mid-western seaboards made it possible for affordable American grain to become plentiful in […]

June 4

June 4, 1753: The Accademia dei Georgofili was founded in Florence—one of the world’s oldest learned societies devoted to agriculture. It became an influential centre for the study of viticulture and Tuscan farming. June […]

July 4

July 4, 907: in a battle fought at Brezalauspurc, the Hungarians consolidated their hold over the Carpathian Basin by beating the Bavarian army. Following this conquest, the supporters of rpád, the founder of the […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T01:36:49+00:00Categories: Business & Trade, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Australian Wine Industry Trade Convention, Dona Ferreira, France, French vineyards, Granmonte Estate Family Vineyard and Winery, Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Port wine, Sultan Murat III, Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, Thailand, Thomas Jefferson, Tokaj, wine movie|

March 27

March 27, 1676: Francis II Rakoczi was born. Francis II Rákóczi was the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary and the leader of Rákóczi's War of Independence against […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T06:20:36+00:00Categories: Royalty, Power & Class, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Book Recommendations and Reading Lists, Fergie, Ferguson Crest, Francis II Rakoczi, Hungary, International Wine and Spirits Award, James Beard Award, Karen MacNeil, Le Grand Véfour, Louis Roederer Award, Raymond Oliver, The Wine Bible, Uncorked, wine movie|

July 6

July 6, 1869: Agoston Haraszthy died. Agoston Haraszthy, known as "the founder of California winemaking," immigrated to Wisconsin from Hungary in 1840 before moving on to San Diego and then Sonoma in 1846. He […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:28:42+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Agoston Haraszthy, Bordeaux, Château Margaux, Corinne Mentzelopoulos, France, Hungary, Légion d’Honneur|

November 9

November 9, 959: Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus died at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine Empire which he ruled for 46 years from his accession in 913. Constantine is most famous for […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:41:51+00:00Categories: Royalty, Power & Class, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Byzantine Empire, communism, Constantinople, Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Hungary, Italian Wine Region, Macedonia, Macedonian Renaissance, Tempranillo, Tempranillo Grapes, Tuscany|

August 30

August 30, 1812: Agoston Haraszthy was born. He was a Hungarian who immigrated to America and moved out to California as part of the gold rush of the late 1840s which brought tens of […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T05:59:35+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Agoston Haraszthy, Buena Vista Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, champagne, Epernay, Hungary, International Cabernet Sauvignon Day, Nicaragua, Rheims, WWII|

September 15

September 15, 1505: Queen Mary of Hungary was born. Her role in Australian wine history is seen when, in 1524, she granted winegrowers from the town of Rust the freedom to brand their casks […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T16:46:13+00:00Categories: Royalty, Power & Class, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Andre Tchelistcheff, Beaulieu Vineyards, Book Recommendations and Reading Lists, Georges de Latour, GrapeFest, Harvests of Joy, Hungary, Lebanon, Napa Valley, National Geographic, Queen Mary of Hungary, Robert Mondavi, Robert Mondavi Winery, The Netherlands|

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