Read more To go deeper, these books make excellent companions: The Oxford Companion to WineJancis Robinson & Julia HardingView on AmazonThe World Atlas of WineHugh Johnson & Jancis RobinsonView on AmazonVintage: The Story of […]
April 11, 1950: Kathryn Hall was born. In addition to her decades-long work in the wine industry, she has been a successful businesswoman, lawyer, community activist, and the United States Ambassador to Austria. April […]
August 5, 1893: The Mudgee region of Australia began producing wine. Grapes were initially cultivated in the Mudgee region in 1858, and by August 5, 1893, there were a total of 55 vineyards in […]
August 31, 1814: Admiral Arthur Phillip died. Grapevines were brought to Australia by Captain Arthur Phillip's First Fleet in 1788. The first grapes, which were planted at Parramatta River near Sydney, New South Wales, […]
April 7, 1885: the first steam train pulled into Mendoza in the Andes region of western Argentina. It had arrived from Buenos Aires following the completion of the first railway between the region and the […]
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