The Month of February
February 1874: During this time, Don Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca, a brilliant Chilean businessman, built a vineyard in the Maipo Valley at the foot of the Andes Mountains using superb vines imported from […]
The Brief History of Shiraz and Its Connection to Australian and French Wineries
The Brief History of Shiraz and Its Connection to Australian and French Wineries Australians are familiar with Shiraz wine, which is also called Syrah in other parts of the world, especially in Rhone Valley, […]
Australian Wines: An Industry against the Odds
Australian Wines: An Industry against the Odds Australia is a blend of ancient perseverance and modern innovation. You would be astonished to realize that the least populous continent on Earth hosts the oldest continental […]
January 6
January 6, 1478: On this day in 1478 Uzun Hasan, the Turkic ruler of Aq Qoyunlu, a Muslim state that in late medieval times ruled most of Iraq, Transcaucasia, Syria, western Iran, and eastern […]
February 16
February 16, 1435: This day marks the earliest recorded mention of Riesling grapes in Germany, from a storage inventory of a small principality. February 16, 1959: On this day, the re-classification of the red […]
