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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 […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-07T03:44:11+00:00Categories: 1701 CE to 1800 CE, Medieval Period & Monasticism, New World, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: California, Indigenous, Justice, Mexico, Missions|

The Pre-Colonial Wine Of Indigenous Peoples

The Pre-Colonial Wine Of Indigenous Peoples Before the first colonizers set foot in the Americas, Indigenous peoples were creating fermented beverages from local plants. In Mexico, there were over 30 different types of alcoholic […]

Staff Writer2026-08-15T04:35:29+00:00Categories: 1501 CE to 1700 CE, Colonialism, This Day in Wine History | Articles, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: Central American, Colonial Wine History, History, Indigenous, Pre-Colonial, wine, wine history|

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