This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the ...
So I love forks in the road. At Michelin-starred Esmé in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, the 50-strong wine list is as considered as the restaurant’s vibrant food menu—boasting ...
However, a casual comment from his father uncovered family roots in wine, and a much deeper history of Japanese winemakers in the state. The U.S. has long had a fraught history with immigration.
The modern-day glass as we know it probably emerged around 1400 in the city of Venice. People have been using glass to drink wine for a lot longer, even in the ancient world, but the design we ...