The Winter Palace in Petrograd, whose vast imperial wine cellars — among the greatest on Earth — were looted in 1917. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked […]
Old bottles resting in the Massandra cellars on the Black Sea — the imperial winery built up under Prince Golitsyn. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & […]
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, […]
An 1843 Madeira — the sort of ancient, indestructible fortified wine that the Russian tsars treasured. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 20266 min readOf […]
April 19, 1783: Catherine II of Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from the Crimean Tatars as part of Russia’s southwards expansion towards the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Balkans. The Crimea, with its […]
Winemaking in Ukraine Throughout the Ages Old world wine is often viewed through the lens of the big three producers of Western Europe: France, Spain, and Italy, with Germany given an honorable mention. This […]
April 6, 1623: This day marks the beginning of Cabernet Franc’s wide establishment from vine cuttings. Cardinal Richelieu is credited for bringing cuttings of the Cabernet Franc vine to the Loire Valley from the […]
October 23, 1942: 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. October 23, 1984: […]
October 21, 1914: The ruler of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, ordered a total ban on the production and sale of vodka throughout the country for as long as the First World War lasted. By […]
December 7, 1901: 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. Tchelistcheff is often […]
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