In 1966, Vernaccia was the first Italian wine to receive the Denominazione di Origine Controllata, a prestigious recognition given to the wine by the Italian government for quality. The Vernaccia, one of Italy’s highest quality white wines, is produced mainly in the territory of the Medieval town of San Gimignano, in the province of Siena, [...]
Chateau Margaux was founded in the 1400′s. Once the residence of Edward III, King of England, it was one of the most stately fortified chateaux in Guyenne. Over the centuries, the property changed ownership several times. In 1804, the Marquis of La Colonilla acquired the property, razed the old Gothic manor house and built in [...]
In 1984, H. William Harlan, a real estate developer and Napa Valley resort owner, purchased a 230 acre property west of Martha’s Vineyard in Oakville which was a forested area with steep hillsides, multiple elevations and exposures. He then proceeded to clear 30 acres for viticulture for Harlan’s expressed ambition to create a first growth [...]
