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May 14

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 […]

Ken Wytsma2022-11-23T17:50:08+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Denis Dubordieu, Magic City Wine Fest, scientific advancement, wine festival|

The Month of February

February 1990: In this month, the Boston Wine Expo was initiated. One of the major trade and consumer wine events in the USA is the Boston Wine Expo, held at the Seaport World Trade […]

Staff Writers2023-01-16T21:09:15+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Argentina, Australia, Boston Wine Expo, Breakthru Beverage Group, Chianti, Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Empire Merchants LLC, February, Italy, Mendoza, New York, New York City, New Zealand, Pinot Noir New Zealand, Shiraz, weather, wine festival|

September 9

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 […]

Staff Writer2022-12-19T22:02:00+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: A Good Year, Australia, Battle of Krbava Field, Croatia, New Zealand, Ottoman Empire, Peter Mayle, Pinot Palooza, Provence, Ridley Scott, United States, wine festival, wine movie|

September 10

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 […]

Staff Writer2022-12-19T22:04:15+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Austria, Douro Valley, Festival, GrapeFest, Portugal, Texas, Texas wines, Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye, wine festival|

May 8

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

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 […]

Ken Wytsma2023-01-17T02:39:44+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: California, diVINes d'Alsace, International Wine Challenge, Italy, John Adlum, Mélanie Pfister, Pinot Noir Days, Robert Joseph, Smith Story Wine Cellars, wine festival|

August 27

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 […]

Staff Writer2022-09-05T15:15:02+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Bavaria, Das Volkacher, Germany, Moldova, Soviet Union, United Nations, Volkach, wine festival|

March 30

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 […]

Ken Wytsma2023-01-16T21:18:34+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: American Viticultural Area., California, Lake Michigan, Leelanau County, Leelanau Peninsula AVA, Michigan, Michigan wine, Pasadena Grand Pinot Fest, wine festival, wine regions|

October 21

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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