Justice and Injustice in Prohibition in the United States The prohibition on the sale and supply of beer, wine, and spirits which was experimented with in America between 1920 and 1933 was not just […]
August 9, 1886: On this day, William Vere Cruess was born. Cruess was an innovator in food science who popularized frozen storage for fruit products, and invented methods for using fruits in extracts, syrups, […]
October 23, 1942: On this day, MaryAnn Graf, the first female winemaker in California’s modern industry was born. Graf, like Weinberger, was a trailblazer, often regarded as California's first female winemaker when Prohibition ended. […]
May 16, 1643: Louis XIV ascended to power on this day. Louis XIV, born on September 5, 1638, became the King of France at age 4, ruling for 72 years. During his time, Louis […]
August 20, 1153: On this day, Bernard of Clairvaux died. Saint Bernard, also known as Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist., was a Burgundian abbot and an important figure in the Cistercian Order's early efforts […]
December 7, 1901: On this day, André Tchelistcheff was born in Moscow, Russia. Tchelistcheff is popular in the 20th-century American wine industry. His contribution set the industry to recover from the effects of prohibition. […]
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