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January 21

January 21, 1527: Juan de Grijalva died. Grijalva was among the first to discover the Mexican coast in 1518. Pedro Mártir claimed there were 300 people present, although Hernán Cortés claimed 170 people traveled […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-12T00:21:50+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Articles, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: American Viticultural Areas, California, Colonialism, Juan de Grijalva, Los Olivos District AVA, Mexico, Santa Ynez Valley AVA, Spain, Texas, Thomas Volney Munson|

September 10

September 10, Every Year: International Port Wine Day September 10, 1756: The Companhia Geral da Agricultura des Vinhos do Alto Douro (which translates to the Company for the Cultivation of Vineyards in the Upper […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T16:40:51+00:00Categories: Law & Regulation, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Austria, Douro Valley, Festival, GrapeFest, Portugal, Texas, Texas wines, Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye, wine festival|

January 20

January 20, 1498: Guillaume le Signerre printed one of the earliest surviving cookbooks, the De Re Coquinaria. Many recipes in De Re Coquinaria use wine as an ingredient. De Re Coquinaria is one of […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T06:05:20+00:00Categories: Royalty, Power & Class, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: 1976 Paris Wine Tasting, American Viticultural Areas, Archduke John, Austria, California, Chalone Vineyard, Habsburg, House of Habsburg-Lorraine, Mesa Vineyards LP, San Francisco Bay AVA, Texas|

May 11

May 11, 1853: Nathaniel de Rothschild bought the Château Brane-Mouton vineyard in Bordeaux for the purpose of serving his own wine to visitors at his estates. He therefore changed its name to Château Mouton […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T21:01:15+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Andrés Iniesta, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, Best of Wine Tourism, Bodega Iniesta, Bordeaux, Celebrity winery, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Great Wine Capitals, La Mancha, Quinta do Crasto, Spain, Texas, Texas Custom Wine Works|

September 26

September 26, 1786: The Eden Agreement (Anglo-French Commercial Treaty), negotiated by William Eden, was signed, lowering tariffs including duties on French wine entering Britain. September 26, 1843: Thomas Volney Munson was born in Astoria, […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:36:42+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: 1976 Paris Wine Tasting, American Viticultural Areas, Arkansas, Chevalier du Mérite Agricole, Judgment of Paris, Paul Draper, Phylloxera, phylloxera epidemic, Ridge Vineyards, Texas, Thomas Volney Munson|

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