Philip M. Wagner papers - Biographical Note
| 1904 | Born Feb. 18th in New Haven, Connecticut |
| 1925 | A.B. University of Michigan |
| 1925 | April 15th Married Helen Crocker - 2 children: Susan & Philip |
| 1925 - 1930 | Member Publicity Department at General Electric |
| 1930 - 1936 | Editorial writer; Baltimore Evening Sun |
| Early 1930's | Began cultivating and distilling french hybrid grapes |
| 1933 | Published, American Wines and How to Make Them (New York: Knoft) |
| 1936 - 1937 | London correspondent, chief of London bureau, Baltimore Sun |
| 1937 | Published, Wine Grapes, their Selection, Cultivation and Enjoyment( New York, Harcourt: Brace and company) |
| 1938-1943 | Editor, Baltimore Evening Sun |
| 1940 | Married Jocelyn McDonough Sept. 4th |
| 1943 | Boordy Vinyard becomes a bonded winery |
| 1943-1964 | Editor, Baltimore Sun |
| 1945 | First Boordy wine sold commercially |
| 1945 | Published, The Wine Growers Guide (New York: Knoft) |
| 1956 | Published. American Wines and Winemaking (New York: Knoft) |
| 1964-1996 | Syndicated columnist on public affairs |
| 1966 | Published, H.L. Mencken (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press ) | 1980 | Boordy Winery sold | 1996 | Died Riderwood, Maryland on Dec. 29 |
