Beaux Frères: Official History & Dates
Beaux Frères Winery: Official History & Dates Official Company Name Beaux Frères Official Company Address (optional) 15155 NE North Valley Rd., Newberg, OR 97132 Primary Wine Region(s) Ribbon Ridge AVA | […]
The 100-point Wine Rating Scale of Robert M. Parker
The 100-point Wine Rating Scale of Robert M. Parker Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (b. July 23, 1947) is a renowned retired American wine reviewer. He is famous for his wine evaluations on a 100-point […]
The 1982 Bordeaux Vintage
The 1982 Bordeaux Vintage If a year marked a new age for Bordeaux wine, it was 1982. Wines produced this year took the wine industry by storm due to their fantastic quality. The wine […]
The Month of May
May 1999-2000: Robert Mondavi started the Great Chefs of France program, bringing world-famous French chefs to his vineyard for cooking classes and demonstrations. Robert Mondavi and his old friend Julia Child played a crucial […]
The Month of November
November 1345: Pinot Noir was first mentioned in written records. It was recorded as being grown in Burgundy. In 1470, monks from France introduced the grape to the Rheingau area in Germany, where it […]
July 14
July 14, 1633: On this day, Dolcetto wine was discovered. It is a grape variety that may be found growing in Piedmont alongside Barbera and Nebbiolo, with minor plantings in other regions. The Dolcetto […]
March 9
March 9, 1809: On this day, one of the most important figures in Tuscan wine history, Bettino Ricasoli, was born. He would later develop the Chianti formula in 1872. Ricasoli was a Florentine native. […]
June 28
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 8
August 8, 1856: On this day, pathologist Newton Pierce was born. The unknown disease that devastated wide swaths of grape vines in Southern California, USA, was originally described by Newton Pierce in 1892. The […]
July 23
July 23, 1947: On this day, Robert McDowell Parker Jr. was born. He is a wine critic and reviewer who began the publication The Wine Advocate and popularized the controversial 100 point evaluation scale […]
