The Eagle’s Nest above Berchtesgaden. In 1945, Allied troops found here part of the Nazi hoard of wine looted from France. Via Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked […]
May 7, 1945: Alfred Jodl, the head of the German military, presented General Dwight D. Eisenhower with an unconditional surrender offer at Reims. Six cases of Pommery from the 1934 vintage were served to […]
April 30, 1859: The British Medical Journal reported on the recent death of Dr. Robert Mortimer Glover. In 1842 Glover was awarded the Gold Medal by the Harveian Society for discovering the anesthetic qualities […]
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: 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 preposterous number of […]
November 1, 1339: 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 of duke of […]
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