It’s a quaint tradition — with a very dark history. Centuries ago, the bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, swept through Europe, killing one-third of the continent’s population at the ...

The Silver Lake wine shop installs a walk-up window for easy access. We’ve got more in common with the Middle Ages than we’d like to admit these days, but at least we now get the perk of medieval wine ...

Paris attracted us all with the 33 breathtaking Olympic Games that just came to an end. To many, Paris is France; however, Strasbourg and the Alsace wine region at the border with Germany are no less ...

France has a rather tumultuous history with the Roman empire dating back to before humanity shifted over to the A.D. timeline. If there is anything positive that came out of this shaky relationship, ...

When Italy went into lockdown in February, the nation came together to battle COVID-19. Opera singers and musicians regaled neighbors from their balconies while rainbow flags hung from windows with ...

Back in the day – and by ‘the day’ we mean the 1630s, when Italy was in the grips of a plague – Italian wine merchants invented a nifty way of selling their wares without spreading disease. These ...

Tuscany’s medieval town of San Gimignano has rebelliously dedicated itself to the production of white wine for centuries. Today these wines are as good as ever and represent excellent value for money.

Researchers have found chemical residues of grapes in medieval containers indicating a prosperous wine trade in Islamic Sicily. Researchers at the University of York have found chemical residues of ...