Tom Stevenson

March 8

March 8, 1723: On this day in 1723 a royal charter was granted in England to the Chelsea Waterworks Company “for the better supplying the City and Liberties of Westminster and parts adjacent with […]

Ken Wytsma2023-01-16T21:12:43+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: 1907 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, California, California Polytechnic State University, champagne, Chelsea Waterworks Company, crime, Dakapo, England, Fraud, Helmut Becker, Prinzipal, Raise Your Glass for Equality Toast, Rondo, Rudy Kurniawan, Saphira, Tom Stevenson, wine education, Women of the Vine & Spirits, WOTVS|

October 27

October 27, 1581: On this day, Francisco de Aguirre died. Son of Constanza de Meneses and Hernando de la Ra, Francisco de Aguirre was born in 1580. He enlisted in Carlos I's army and […]

Staff Writer2022-12-29T17:09:06+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: American Viticultural Areas, Book Recommendations and Reading Lists, California, Colonialism, Francisco de Aguirre, Master of Wine, Mendocino County, Mendocino Ridge AVA, Orsi Szentkiralyi, Sir Brian Henry McGrath, Spain, The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, theft, Tom Stevenson|

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