November 5
November 5, 1271: On this day, Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in the northern part of China. Mongolian emperors had a particular fondness for wine throughout the Yuan Dynasty. They ruled that wine […]
July 23
July 23, 1947: On this day, Robert McDowell Parker Jr. was born. He is a wine critic and reviewer who began the publication The Wine Advocate and popularized the controversial 100 point evaluation scale […]
February 12
February 12, 1809: On this day, President Abraham Lincoln was born. President Lincoln was the 16th United States president. He was the first president to purchase and be served Californian wine. His influence contributed […]
