Rabu, 04 Januari 2017

The California ‘Grape Rush’ Birthed a Land of Vineyards

California’s grape varieties and wine business might be older than most realize. The region was a part of New Spain in 1779 when Franciscan missionaries planted the first sustained vineyard at Mission San Diego de Alcalá. French settler Jean-Louis Vignes was among the first to establish a non-mission vineyard and is credited with introducing a …

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