By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Chianti is the most famous red wine in Italy — the ruby, cherry-scented Sangiovese […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readThe Antinori family has made wine in Tuscany for more than six centuries. […]
August 15, 1038: Saint Stephen of Hungary passed away. From 1000 or 1001 until he died in 1038, Stephen I, sometimes referred to as King Saint Stephen, reigned as Hungary's first monarch. Between 997 […]
July 12, 1963: Italy created its DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) system through Presidential Decree No. 930, establishing the legal framework that would define and protect the country’s wine appellations. July 12, 1966: Vino […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Brunello di Montalcino is one of the greatest red wines Italy has ever made […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 7 min readSangiovese is the grape behind almost every great Tuscan red, from Chianti to […]
Vineyards at Costigliole d’Asti, in the heartland of Barbera d’Asti — Piedmont’s everyday red. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 20266 min readBarbera is the […]
January 11, 1922: On this day, Franco Biondi Santi was born. His ancestors Clemente Santi and Ferruccio Biondi Santi invented the type of red wine called Brunello di Montalcino, which is produced entirely of […]
March 3, 1932: Lalou Bize-Leroy was born in Paris, France. Bize-Leroy owns the Burgundy estates Domaine Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay, the negociant firm Maison Leroy was the long-time co-manager for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. […]
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