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In Hannibal’s Footsteps: A Vini Bellum Series
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I am on my second read of Eve MacDonald’s Carthage: A New History, and that book, taken together with her Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life, has…
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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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The Sullivan Campaign, Finger Lakes Wine, and the American Long Rifle
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PART 1: Military History Before the Campaign: Empires, Alliances, and the Ground Between The Finger Lakes are known today for vineyards, wine trails, and some…
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Nájera 1367, the Vineyards of Rioja, and the English Longbow
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When the Hundred Years’ War Crossed the Pyrenees In April 1367, the Hundred Years’ War spilled into the upper Ebro valley, and the vineyards of…
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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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On a hot January morning in 1806, British and Batavian troops lined up across a stretch of wind-blown dunes north of Cape Town. The fight…
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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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PART 1: Military History The Douro Becomes a Front The Douro is a wine river first. For centuries before Napoleon’s armies ever reached it, the…