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A Vineyard of Labor: Mission Wine and the Coerced Labor of Native Americans

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, once so productive it was called the mother of California’s vineyards. Via Wikimedia Commons.By Ken Wytsma✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 202613 min readCalifornia is now one of the great wine […]

The Origins of California Wine: Junipero Serra, the Apostle of California

Mission San Juan Capistrano, long credited with California’s first substantial winemaking in the 1780s. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team✓ Researched, fact-checked & verifiedAugust 202610 min readCalifornia is now […]

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