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Tuscany Archives

October 20

October 20, 1972: Frazier's Wine Merchants, Ltd. was incorporated. In the 1800s, Samuel White was a brewer at the Bellefield Brewery in Winson Green, Birmingham. His son-in-law, William Reginald Frazier, started working as a […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T18:47:07+00:00Categories: Business & Trade, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Brickhaven Brewing Company, Carmignano DOCG, Florence, Frazier's Wine Merchants Ltd, Memorandum of Understanding on Certification Requirements, Steve Smith, Tuscany, wine, wine history|

The Super Tuscans: The Outlaw Wines That Rewrote Italian Wine Law

By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Board • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Super Tuscan wine is the name for a group of rule-breaking Tuscan reds that […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-19T02:53:44+00:00Categories: Old World, Wine Regions|Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Italy, Tuscany, wine classification|

The Tuscan Duet Who Brought Bocelli to Life

The Tuscan Duet Who Brought Bocelli to Life If you are a wine enthusiast, you may have heard of the name Bocelli, a family that has owned a vineyard in Tuscany for centuries. One […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-15T04:39:17+00:00Categories: Old World, Wine Regions|Tags: Italy, Tuscany, Wine tourism|

January 11

January 11, 1922: On this day, Franco Biondi Santi was born. His ancestors Clemente Santi and Ferruccio Biondi Santi invented the type of red wine called Brunello di Montalcino, which is produced entirely of […]

Staff Writer2026-08-04T18:11:03+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Biondi-Santi, Brunello, Brunello di Montalcino, Clemente Santi, Ferruccio Biondi Santi, Franco Biondi Santi, Napa Valley, sangiovese, The Kings of Napa, Tuscany, TV Show|

September 2

September 2, 909: the Cluny Abbey was built. Located in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France, Cluny Abbey was formerly a Benedictine monastery. From the early fourth until the middle of the twelfth century, three churches were […]

Staff Writer2026-08-12T08:35:35+00:00Categories: Religion & Faith, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Cluny Abbey, France, National Chianti Day, Santa Margherita, Saône-et-Loire, Tuscany|

October 31

October 31, 1723: The sixth Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de Medici, died at the Pitti Palace in the city of Florence. Cosimo is remembered for many things, not least inflicting huge damage […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T18:46:45+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Agoston Haraszthy, Castilla Y León, Charles Krug, Cosimo III de Medici, Florence, John Patchett, Napa Valley, Ribera Del Duero, Spain, Spanish wine industry, Tuscany, wine region|

The Florence and Siena Competition in 1398

The Florence and Siena Competition in 1398 Have you ever wondered why there is a black rooster logo on Chianti wine? The story behind the rooster is legendary and is rooted in a period of […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-15T04:42:15+00:00Categories: Old World, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine History In-Depth, Wine Regions|Tags: black rooster, Florence and Siena, Italy, Legends, Tuscany, wine, wine enthusiast, wine history|

October 2

October 2, 1951: Gordon Sumner, better known by his stage name Sting, was born. Aside from being a famous professional musician, he is the owner of il Palagio in Tuscany. When Sting and his […]

Staff Writer2026-08-06T17:22:05+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: American Viticultural Areas, Ballard Canyon AVA, Big Valley District-Lake County AVA, Bracco Wines, Calabria, California, Celebrity winery, il Palagio, Italy, Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA, Lake County AVA, Lorraine Bracco, manufacturing, Moon Mountain AVA, Orange Wine, Paola, Santa Barbara, Simon J. Woolf, Sting, tragedy, Tuscany|

March 3

March 3, 1932: Lalou Bize-Leroy was born in Paris, France. Bize-Leroy owns the Burgundy estates Domaine Leroy and Domaine d’Auvenay, the negociant firm Maison Leroy was the long-time co-manager for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T02:24:09+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Africa, Barbaresco, Barolo, Blind Ambition, Brunello di Montalcino, Burgundy, DOC, DOCG, Domaine d'Auvenay, Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Domaine Leroy, France, Italy, Lalou Bize-Leroy, Maison Leroy, mulled wine, National Mulled Wine Day, negociant, Piedmont, sangiovese, Tuscany, Vermaccoa di San Gimignano, Vernaccia, Vino Nobile, wine documentary, World Blind Tasting Championship, Zimbabwe|

July 1

July 1, 1816: Emperor Franz I of Austria handed over ownership of Schloss Johannisberg to his Foreign Minister Prince von Metternich. Schloss Johannisberg is one of the oldest wineries in Germany, since its wine […]

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