The Romanée-Conti vineyard, source of the world’s most coveted — and most faked — wine. Rudy Kurniawan loved it so much collectors called him “Dr Conti.” Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine […]
May 3, 1940: Bill Koch was born. Aside from his billionaire business activities, Koch is also an avid wine collector and, like many in the market for rare and expensive wines, has been subjected […]
October 10, 1917: Dinsmoor Webb was born in the Californian city of Victorville. Webb was a member of the faculty at University of California Davis in the Department of Chemistry as well as the […]
March 8, 1723: a royal charter was granted in England to the Chelsea Waterworks Company “for the better supplying the City and Liberties of Westminster and parts adjacent with water.” The company established extensive […]
April 8, 1838: The SS Great Western departed from Bristol in England bound for New York City. It was the first steamship built for the specific purposes of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Prior to […]
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