Indian Indenture Act

April 19

April 19, 1783: Catherine II of Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from the Crimean Tatars as part of Russia’s southwards expansion towards the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Balkans. The Crimea, with its […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T20:08:29+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Catherine II, Celebrity winery, Colonialism, Crimea, Indian Indenture Act, Luis Miguel, phylloxera epidemic, Russia, slavery|

April 27

April 27, 1863: The Indian Indenture Act was repealed. The law, passed during the 1850s gold rush, which allowed white men to call for the arrest of any Native American who were perceived as […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T20:09:09+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Australia, Australian Wine Research Institute, Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine region, Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Colonialism, Daniel Cathiard, Home Winemaker Depot, Indian Indenture Act, Marselan, Martillac, Paul Truel, Wine Holidays, World Marselan Day|

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