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Merlot 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 October

October 1347: In this month, the Black Death arrived in Europe. When 12 Black Sea ships berthed at the Messina port in Sicily, the disease sailed into Europe. The vast majority of the crew […]

The Ancient French Variety: Carménère

A Chilean vineyard in Colchagua — the kind of ground where Carménère, thought extinct, quietly survived for over a century. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & […]

Staff Writers2026-08-04T03:11:58+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine Varieties|Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, carmenere, Chile, Chilean Wine, Malbec, Merlot, Pinot Noir, red wine, syrah, vinho, vino, vino chileno, vino tinto, wine, wine lover, wine lovers, wine time, winetasting|

Wine Profile Series: Merlot Wine

Vineyards around Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux’s Right Bank — the heartland of Merlot. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 20266 min readMerlot is the world’s great […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-04T23:03:26+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine, Wine Regions|Tags: Merlot, Merlot Wine Profile, Regional wines, Wine Profile, Wine Profile Series|

November 7

November 7, 1916: The state of California voted on whether or not to enact two changes to existing prohibition laws. Except for those who need it for “medical, sacramental, scientific, or mechanical reasons,” Proposition […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:41:39+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Bordeaux, Bordeaux Wine, International Merlot Day, Merlot, wine|

April 4

April 4, 1925: George Remus was nicknamed the "King of the Bootleggers" in Cincinnati. George Remus, born in Germany but reared in Chicago, would establish himself as a prominent defense attorney in the Windy […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T06:21:13+00:00Categories: Law & Regulation, Old World, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Bonny Doon Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Champagne Indage, Chardonnay, Chicago, George Remus, India, Merlot, Pennsylvania Premium Wine Group, Prohibition, Randall Grahm, Sham Chougule, Volstead Prohibition Enforcement Bill, Washington, Yakima Valley AVA|

December 3

December 3, 1866: Edward Hincks, a prominent Assyriologist and scholar of cuneiform, died. During the early 1850s, Hincks did a huge amount of work to finally decipher the cuneiform writing system used in ancient […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T22:32:48+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Alexis Lichine, Assyria, Ayatha Dessert Wine, Château Lascombes, Château Prieuré-Lichine, Edward Hincks, Italy, Merlot, muscat wine, Myanmar, Russian wine|

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