The History of Wine in Uruguay: From Early Colonists to Modern Innovators Uruguay is a small South American country that often flies under the radar on the global wine stage. Yet this nation has […]
August 29, 1475: The Treaty (Peace) of Picquigny between Edward IV of England and Louis XI of France was concluded, easing resumption of the Bordeaux-England wine trade. August 29, 1961: The German Wine Fund […]
April 14 1789: Tiburcio Tapia was born. Tapia set up the first winery in California and the second oldest winery in the United States. Before venturing into the wine business, Tapia served as a […]
October 24, 79 AD: Mount Vesuvius, overlooking the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, erupted. In the hours that followed Vesuvius spewed forth an enormous cloud of gases, molten rock, lava, and hot ash […]
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