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Ordal, the Wines of Penedès, and the Baker Rifle
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PART 1: Military History The War Comes to Catalonia The Penedès sits between Barcelona and Tarragona, about thirty miles of rolling vineyard country threaded by…
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War and Wine in New York’s Finger Lakes
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The Frontier Fractures: From Imperial War to Revolution The Finger Lakes are known today for vineyards, wine trails, and some of the best Riesling produced…
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The Battle of Nájera (1367)
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When the Hundred Years’ War Reached the Vineyards of Rioja In April 1367, war came to the vineyards of northern Spain. An English-led army crossed…
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The Granicus: Where a River Made a Legend
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The Biga River runs quietly today through northwestern Turkey, its waters winding across the plain before spilling toward the Sea of Marmara. It’s a peaceful…
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Blaauwberg 1806: The Battle for the Cape and the Wines of Empire
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In January 1806, British and Batavian troops faced each other on the low coastal plain north of Cape Town. The fight at Blaauwberg was brief,…
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White Roses and Champgne in Châlons: Choosing America’s World War I Unknown (October 24, 1921)
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Selecting America’s World War I Unknown On the morning of October 24, 1921, a U.S. Army sergeant walked into the Hôtel de Ville—the city hall—of…
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Muskets and Barrels at Porto: Twin Strikes on the Douro (March–May 1809)
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Prologue: Empire, Peninsula, and the Wine Country In 1809, Europe was ablaze with the Napoleonic Wars. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte had swept much of Europe into…
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Blood and Wine at Himera
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A Gateway to Sicily Sicily has always been more than just the Mediterranean’s largest island—it has been the crossroads of civilizations. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans,…