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January 24

January 24, 1791: On in this day in 1791 the first two bunches of grapes to have been successfully grown in Australia were cut from some vineyards in the governor’s garden in Sydney. The […]

Staff Writer2023-01-16T20:33:20+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Arthur Philips, Australia, California, Dry Agents, New South Wales, Prohibition, Promised Land, Sonoma County, TV Show|

January 26

January 26, 1788: On this day in 1788 the First Fleet, the initial major fleet sent out by the British government to settle Australia, arrived to Botany Bay in New South Wales. This was […]

Staff Writer2023-01-16T20:34:05+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: A Year in Burgundy, Arunachal Pradesh, Australia, Botany Bay, Burgundy, Colonialism, First Fleet, Kiwi, Naara Aaba, Naples Winter Wine Festival, New South Wales, Staglin Family Vineyard, Tage Rita, TV Show|

October 11

October 11, 1738: On this day, Arthur Phillip was born. He was the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales and a member of the British Royal Navy. From June 1751 to […]

Staff Writer2022-12-29T16:39:22+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Arthur Phillip, Auction, Australia, champagne, Heidsieck Monopole Gout American, New South Wales, Second Vatican Assembly, The Wine Auction Room, Vatican II|

May 13, 1787: The first fleet, led by Captain Arthur Phillip, sailed from Portsmouth in England on this day with more than 1400 people aboard which includes convicts, marines, sailors, civil officers, and free […]

Ken Wytsma2023-01-17T02:46:53+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Australia, Bellussi, Captain Arthur Phillip, England, Freixenet, New South Wales, Supreme Court, trademark, Travel Retail Awards|

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