June 276: In this month, Marcus Aurelius Probus became Roman Emperor. Marcus Aurelius Probus used his army to cultivate new vineyards in the Pannonian region and overturned Emperor Domitian's earlier restriction on winemaking north […]
February 1874: During this time, Don Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca, a brilliant Chilean businessman, built a vineyard in the Maipo Valley at the foot of the Andes Mountains using superb vines imported from […]
September 25, 1819: An Anglican missionary by the name of Samuel Marsden planted about a hundred grape vines of different varieties which he had brought from Sydney to New Zealand at the site he […]
April 25, 1846: This day marks the beginnings of the Mexican-American War, and therefore also the El Paso Vineyards. In the annals of history, the Mexican-American War may be traced back to the time […]
December 20, 2002: The Capay Valley American Viticultural Area was established in northwestern Yolo County, California. A small, warm inland valley northwest of Sacramento, it is planted largely to Rhône and Mediterranean varieties such […]
Vineyards above Keuka Lake — where Dr. Konstantin Frank proved noble European vines could grow in New York. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 20267 […]
June 4, 1753: The Accademia dei Georgofili was founded in Florence—one of the world’s oldest learned societies devoted to agriculture. It became an influential centre for the study of viticulture and Tuscan farming. June […]
September 1, 1715: The effervescent Champagne became a favorite among the French elite at Philippe II's court when Louis XIV of France passed away in 1715. More Champenois winemakers tried to intentionally dazzle their […]
July 17, 1957: Eric Asimov was born in Bethpage, New York. The nephew of science fiction author Isaac Asimov, with multiple family members involved in journalism, he has been a food and wine writer […]
July 7, 1980: Beginning and for several years after, Boerner, the first rootstock believed to be resistant to all phylloxera biotypes, was introduced in Germany. July 7, 1986: Under 27 CFR 4.39(i), a brand […]
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