Wine Production in Pompeii and Campania in Roman Times Anyone with even a passing knowledge of Roman history is familiar with Pompeii. It is the town overlooking the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, […]
January 28, 814: Charlemagne passed away in Aachen, Germany. Charlemagne ruled the Franks (768–814), the Lombards (774–814), and the Romans (800–814) as the first emperor of what would later be known as the Holy […]
Introduction: An Eruption and a Buried Town: Pompeii in 79 AD Sometimes, the study of the history of wine is made interesting by unusual occurrences. For instance, a vast amount of what we know […]
May 25, 1966: On this day, Mission Hill Winery, was established in Canada. Although Travel and Leisure magazine has referred to Mission Hill as "the cornerstone of the Canadian wine tourist sector," the winery […]
October 24, 79 AD: On this day Mount Vesuvius, overlooking the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, erupted. In the hours that followed Vesuvius spewed forth an enormous cloud of gases, molten rock, lava, […]
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