Wine Spectator History Wine spectator is an American lifestyle magazine that targets news and events related to wine ratings and wine culture. The first issue of Wine Spectator was published on April 1, 1976 […]
The Beginning of an Era Wine Spectator is a popular lifestyle magazine with all the news about wines and overall wine culture worldwide. The magazine also publishes a list of the best wines and […]
September 13, 1914: Reims was saved from German occupation following the First Battle of the Marne on September 13, 1914, after which the Germans bombarded the city and its vineyards. September 13, 1954: Eric […]
April 1, 1923: Miljenko Grgich was born in Desne, Croatia. Grgich is famous for crafting Chardonnay wine that beat the best of French wines during the 1976 Judgement of Paris blind tasting. Grgich has […]
September 29, 1571: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was born, though he is known to most as the painter simply called Caravaggio. Caravaggio painted a piece called Bacchus, depicting the capricious Greek god of wine, […]
April 18, 1855: The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification took place at the request of Napoleon III. All of the wines in Bordeaux were ranked by brokers in order of importance. The red wine of […]
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