Sober Times, Desperate Times: Winemaking in the United States During Prohibition Between 1920 and 1933, the United States engaged in an experiment that has never been recreated on quite the same scale anywhere in […]
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 1248: During this time, Château de Goulaine began its wine journey as the de Goulaine family produced wines for their personal consumption. Eventually they turned commercial and became France's oldest continuously operational winery, […]
Prohibition Across the United States December 5th is a date that brings joy and light to people's faces in the bar and wine community. The date commemorates the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which […]
The Historical Renault Winery in New Jersey Located in Egg Harbor City, Renault Winery is a fascinating tourist destination in New Jersey, United States. It is an attractive historical site with more than 150 […]
May 20, 1453: This day marked the fall of Constantinople. The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of the Balkans and the fall of Constantinople in 1453 both constituted victories for him and led to […]
June 28, 1826: On this day, Edward Staniford Rogers was born. In 1851, Rogers started the process of hybridizing American and European grapes, which ushered in a period of "enthusiasm and speculation" for grape […]
August 1, 10 BC: On this day, Claudius, in full Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born. Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor, governed from AD 41 to AD 54. Claudius, a descendant of the […]
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