WINE HISTORY DURING THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Following Fray Junípero Serra's landmark planting of the first Californian vineyard in 1769 and the events of the famous judgment of Paris in 1976 one event significantly […]
INTRODUCTION Eighty percent of the wine consumed in the United States is produced in California, the nation’s top wine-producing state. In 49 of the 53 counties, there are many vineyards that are being farmed. […]
December 1638: In this month, Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B. was born. He was a Benedictine monk from France who made significant improvements to the production and quality of Champagne wine during a time when […]
The Origins of California Wine California is one of the world’s most acclaimed wine production regions. It makes up roughly 90% of the wine industry in the United States. And if California were its […]
November 12, 1917: On this day, The Eighteenth Amendment, sometimes known as the Prohibition Amendment, was presented to the states by Congress with a time limit of seven years for their consideration; this was […]
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