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phylloxera epidemic Archives

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 […]

The Phylloxera Blight and Changing Drinking Habits in Late Nineteenth Century Europe

The phylloxera louse — a bug barely visible to the eye that emptied Europe’s cellars and changed what the world drank. Via Wikimedia Commons.By Ken Wytsma✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 202611 min readBetween the […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-07T18:15:04+00:00Categories: Phylloxera, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: phylloxera epidemic|

April 19

April 19, 1783: Catherine II of Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from the Crimean Tatars as part of Russia’s southwards expansion towards the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Balkans. The Crimea, with its […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T20:08:29+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Catherine II, Celebrity winery, Colonialism, Crimea, Indian Indenture Act, Luis Miguel, phylloxera epidemic, Russia, slavery|

August 2

August 2, 1828: The Tokaji wine crisis began. In the beginning, the presence of American railway ties between the eastern and mid-western seaboards made it possible for affordable American grain to become plentiful in […]

August 14

August 14, 1889: The Griffe Law was passed by the French government. Named after Charles Griffe, a senator representing the Hérault region of southern France who had proposed the law, it was introduced in […]

September 18

September 18, 1843: Charles V. Riley was born. He was a Francophile entomologist who discovered Phylloxera's features by reading a French study and proposed a remedy that would include using more rootstock from the […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T16:45:44+00:00Categories: Technology & the Vine, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: American Viticultural Areas, Charles V. Riley, Colorado, Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology, Colorado Mountain Winefest, Fennville AVA, France, Michigan, Olly Smith, Phylloxera, phylloxera epidemic|

July 7

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 […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:28:48+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: barbera, Boerner, Decanter, Decanter World Wine Awards, Finger Lakes Wine Festival, Germany, Italy, New World Wine Awards, New York, phylloxera epidemic, Pinot Noir Clutha, Seneca Falls, Spätburgunder, Toi Toi Wine|

October 21

October 21, 1914: The ruler of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, ordered a total ban on the production and sale of vodka throughout the country for as long as the First World War lasted. By […]

September 26

September 26, 1786: The Eden Agreement (Anglo-French Commercial Treaty), negotiated by William Eden, was signed, lowering tariffs including duties on French wine entering Britain. September 26, 1843: Thomas Volney Munson was born in Astoria, […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:36:42+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: 1976 Paris Wine Tasting, American Viticultural Areas, Arkansas, Chevalier du Mérite Agricole, Judgment of Paris, Paul Draper, Phylloxera, phylloxera epidemic, Ridge Vineyards, Texas, Thomas Volney Munson|

May 5

May 5, 1789: The French Revolution began, and proceeded for ten and a half years. After the French Revolution, the church's final vineyards were divided up and sold off starting in 1791. The Napoleonic […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-12T09:00:07+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: American Viticultural Areas, Australia, Berkely Barb, Colonialism, France, FRENCH REVOLUTION, Germany, Iberian Peninsula, James Busby, Karl Marx, La Rioja, Los Carneros AVA, Marxism, negociant, New Zealand, phylloxera epidemic, Ricky Schraub, Spain, wine journalism|

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