The Judgment of Paris and its Revolutionary Implications in the Winemaking Industry On May 24, 1976, Paris played host to the renowned Paris Wine Tasting, popularly referred to as The Judgment of Paris. The […]
January 27, 335: On this day, Saint Nino was born. Tradition has it that Saint Nino, a Christian missionary in Kartli, carried a cross constructed of vine wood. For generations, and still today in […]
May 24, 1337: On this day in 1337 the Hundred Years War between England and France commenced when King Philip VI of France confiscated the Duchy of Guyenne in western France from its owner, […]
August 13, 1521: On this day in 1521 the city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, fell to Hernan Cortez and his Spanish conquistadores. This came at the end of a short […]
February 20, 1673: On this day, the first recorded wine auction was held in Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, in London, England. The building was famous in the 17th century for trading commodities and […]
© Copyright - 2023 | This Day In Wine History | All Rights Reserved
Register now and receive a FREE BURGUNDY STARTER PACK including custom digital maps, digital artwork, and a printable graphic Burgundy tour booklet–valued at $179