Missions

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 Jesuits and Wine Production in the New World

The Jesuits and Wine Production in the New World In the summer of 1599, several zealous Roman Catholics arrived at the developing town of Cordoba in what is now Northwestern Argentina. These men were […]

Staff Writer2026-08-15T04:47:16+00:00Categories: 1501 CE to 1700 CE, 1701 CE to 1800 CE, Medieval Period & Monasticism, New World, Religion & Faith, Wine History In-Depth|Tags: America, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christianity, Colonialism, Europe, Jesuits, Missions, SOUTH AMERICA, Wine Production|

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