May 14, 2000: On this day, Denis Dubourdieu from Bordeaux discovered various thiols as fragrance-defining chemicals in select white grape types and established that yeast was responsible for their release from their non-volatile grape-derived […]
February 1874: During this time, Don Francisco de Rojas y Salamanca, a brilliant Chilean businessman, built a vineyard in the Maipo Valley at the foot of the Andes Mountains using superb vines imported from […]
9th September Every Year: International Box Wine Day. The day is celebrated to enhance sustainable packaging in winemaking. September 9, 1493: On this day, the Battle of Krbava Field started between the Ottoman Empire […]
September 10, Every Year: International Port Wine Day September 10, 1756: On this day, the Companhia Geral da Agricultura des Vinhos do Alto Douro (which translates to the Company for the Cultivation of Vineyards […]
May 8, 1962: On this day, Karen A. Page was born in Warren, Michigan. She is an author best known for her books on food and wine written collaboratively with her husband Andrew Dornenburg. […]
April 29, 1759: John Adlum, known as the father of viticulture, was born. He was also a farmer and surveyor from York, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his role in developing the Catawba […]
August 27, 1949: On this day, Das Volkacher wine festival was launched to celebrate the first grapes harvested at the end of the summer and beginning of fall in Volkach, Bavaria. Local wineries provide […]
March 30, 1982: On this day, Leelanau Peninsula AVA was certified and established. In Leelanau County, Michigan, the viticultural area is only able to produce grapes during a narrow window – for nearly 2/3 […]
October 21, 1914: On this day in 1914 the ruler of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, ordered a total ban on the production and sale of vodka throughout the country for as long as the […]
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