An original illustrated map of Sicily — one of a series of hand-illustrated regional maps created for This Day in Wine History. By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Board • ✓ Researched, […]
Valpolicella vineyards in the Veneto, northern Italy. By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Veneto wine is Italy at its most […]
Photo: Ray in Manila / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0 By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Tuscan wine is […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Board • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Nero d'Avola is the great red grape of Sicily — the island's most planted […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Chianti is the most famous red wine in Italy — the ruby, cherry-scented Sangiovese […]
Winery of the Emperors: The Villa of the Quintilii Roma Vecchia Back in the eighteenth century archaeology as a modern discipline was just beginning in Italy. The first excavations, as unscientific as they might have […]
How Luigi Veronelli, a Visionary, Changed the Food and Wine Industry Luigi Veronelli, an Italian food and wine journalist and avid wine collector, is well-known for his wine-related quotes that continue to be used […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readThe Antinori family has made wine in Tuscany for more than six centuries. […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readAngelo Gaja took Barbaresco, long treated as Barolo’s quieter neighbor, and made it […]
Florence’s Wine Windows: The Buchette del Vino and the Plague in Early Modern Italy Florence is a city where history stalks the streets. Buildings that were first erected in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries […]
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