Who was Francis I? Anyone who's a fan of fine wine knows that some of the best vineyards in the world are located in France. But did you know that a French king actually […]
A Tragedy at The French Laundry, the Home of Fine Wine In December 2014, the restaurant, The French Laundry was robbed of 110 bottles of wine worth $500,000. Because it was Christmas night, the […]
Cabernet Sauvignon — small, thick-skinned, deeply coloured berries that make the world’s most famous red wine. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 20266 min readCabernet […]
Read more To go deeper, these books make excellent companions: The Oxford Companion to WineJancis Robinson & Julia HardingView on AmazonThe World Atlas of WineHugh Johnson & Jancis RobinsonView on AmazonVintage: The Story of […]
The History of The Russian River Valley The Russian River Valley, located in Sonoma County, California, has been home to winemaking since the mid-1800s. It's one of the most established wine regions in California […]
Top Reasons To Visit Santa Ynez Valley The Santa Ynez Valley has recently become a premier wine region and produces some of the best olive oil, grapefruit, strawberries, and avocados in the United States. […]
October 30, 1933: The Navarra wine region was established. It is known for many varying types of red wines, as well as superb rosé wines, and is located in the Ebro River Valley, near […]
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 […]
December 21, 1375: Giovanni Boccaccio, the Tuscan author of the Decameron, died at Certaldo. In his masterpiece, ten young Florentines flee the plague to a country villa and pass the days telling tales over […]
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