August 7
August 7, 1954: On this day, Simon Woolf was born. He collaborated with Ryan Opaz to offer a narrative and visual exploration into the heart of Portuguese Wine. The book was first released in […]
October 18
October 18, 1570: On this day Manuel de Nóbrega, a Portuguese Jesuit priest and first Provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial Brazil died in the colony of Rio de Janeiro. De Nóbrega […]
March 3
March 3, 1932: On this day, 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 […]
October 17
October 17, 1969: On this day, Theodore Ernest Els, a South African professional golfer, was born. He holds the rare distinction of winning the US Open and the Open Championship twice each. He collaborates […]
August 8
August 8, 1856: On this day, pathologist Newton Pierce was born. The unknown disease that devastated wide swaths of grape vines in Southern California, USA, was originally described by Newton Pierce in 1892. The […]
March 23
March 23, 1936: On this day, Bernard Magrez was born. Magrez is a wine magnate and owns wineries and vineyards around the world. His list of French Châteaux is extensive and includes Château Pape […]
March 17
March 17, 493 BC: On this day in 493 BC the first religious festival in honour of Liber Pater was held in Rome. This Roman god, who is relatively unknown today, was a patron […]
May 29
May 29, 1453: On this day, Constantinople was taken over by the Ottomans, and eventually all of Greece. After Constantinople fell, wine production and trade started to move at an atrophied, sluggish pace. While […]
October 7
October 7, 1571: On this day, the Battle of Lepanto began. The Ottoman Turks and Christian allies of the Holy League engaged in naval combat in the waters off southwest Greece at the Battle […]
November 10
November 10, 1483: On this day, Martin Luther was born. German philosopher and reformer Martin Luther is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Luther sparked a movement that changed several […]
