The Month of April
April 1100: Schloss Johannisberg, Germany, was established during this time. In 1720, when the whole estate was planted with a Riesling type of grapes, Schloss Johannisberg made history by becoming the world's first closed […]
From Barrels of Wine to Bottled Vintages: The Emergence of the Modern Wine Industry
From Barrels of Wine to Bottled Vintages: The Emergence of the Modern Wine Industry in Early Modern Europe, c. 1600–1800 People have been drinking wine in many areas of the world for more than […]
Wine and Italy’s Unification
Wine and Italy’s Unification Italian Unification was the sociopolitical movement from 1848-1871 that brought the various states of the Italian peninsula together. During the process, Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) led the republican push for unification […]
December 12
December 12, 2012: On this day, someone broke into Gianfranco Soldera's winery and began turning on the faucets in tanks and barrels. 16,500 liters of wine had been emptied down the floor when the […]
The Month of December
December 1638: In this month, Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B. was born. He was a Benedictine monk from France who made significant improvements to the production and quality of Champagne wine during a time when […]
January 8
January 8, 482: On this day, Severinus of Noricum died. Saint and "Apostle to Noricum" Severinus of Noricum is well-known. He might have been born in the African Roman province or Southern Italy, according […]
The Month of March
March 1224: The first-ever wine tasting competition was held. French King Philip Augustus initially organized the competition; because the king was the only wine critic who counted. The competition consisted of around seventy different […]
The Month of February
February 1990: In this month, the Boston Wine Expo was initiated. One of the major trade and consumer wine events in the USA is the Boston Wine Expo, held at the Seaport World Trade […]
April 23
April 23, 1809: American horticulturist Henderson William Luelling was born. He was the first to plant grapes in Oregon in 1847. April 23, 1938: Vasiliy Tairov died at the age of 78. A Soviet […]
A History of the Wines of the Amalfi Coast
A History of the Wines of the Amalfi Coast The Costa d'Amalfi DOC, located in the Campania region in Southern Italy, was given the DOC classification in 1995. Wine connoisseurs say the Amalfi Coast […]
