Blitzed: Wine, the Nazis, and Hermann Goering's Prized Cellar Alcohol has been synonymous with most cultures in Europe for millennia. This is the case even with totalitarian regimes. The Soviet Union was drowning in […]
The Heart of Alsace, France, and the Wine Industry In the Alsace region, the practice of growing grapes and creating wine dates back to the Ancient Roman times. Its wines were among the most well-regarded […]
May 7, 1785: On this day, Sauvignon Blanc was discovered in France, where it acquired prominence in the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. May 7, 1945: Alfred Jodl, the head of the German military, presented […]
April 30, 1859: On this day in 1859 The British Medical Journal reported on the recent death of Dr. Richard Mortimer Glover. In 1842 Glover was awarded the Gold Medal by the Harveian Society […]
September 6, 1940: Baron Philippe de Rothschild, professional racer and one of the world's most prolific wine producers and grape growers, had his French citizenship revoked for attempting to escape France without permission from […]
October 29, 1969: On this day, Golden Globe winning movie The Secret of Santa Vittoria was released. The film, directed by Stanley Kramer, is about a vineyard town named Santa Vittoria, which hid a […]
November 1, 1339: On this day, Duke Rudolf IV of Austria was born. Rudolf IV sometimes referred to as Rudolf the Founder was a member of the House of Habsburg and held the titles […]
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