What is the history of California wine?

with contemporary popularity and quality of wine from California is difficult to imagine that they were no longer forever. Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan missionary, planted the first vineyards in California on Mission San Diego around 1769. The black skin grapes produced by these initial guils are appropriately named mission grapes. The vineyards were then planted on other California missions, where the produced wines were used both in the sacrament and for everyday purposes. Until the end of the 18th century, the missionary grape was helpful in the production of California wines. Vignes followed by Agoston Hungary Harazstha, who introduced about 300 species of grapes from European vineyards. Because Harazstha founded the first California winery, Buena Vista Winery in the Sonomom valley, is known as the founder of the California wine industry. During the mid -18th century The Gold Rush brought the influx of prospectors, which in turn caused support in the planting of vines to keep up with increased demand for California wine.

in PR PRThe time of time was faced by the California wine industry with two main threats. In the 90s of the 20th century, many of the imported European vineyards were destroyed due to destructive pest, Phylloxer. Then in the 1920s and the early 1930s, the ban on winery in California threatened. After the ban on the ban, the California wine market managed to slowly revive. It was not an easy task; The winery was closed, the equipment was desperate and the grapes grown during the ban were not of good quality.

In the 1960s, most of California wines were made of Thompson seeds or Carignan grapes. Once new technologies developed, several quality winery has been established in the region. The first international recognition for the Winery in California resulted from the participation in the event of a tasting in Paris in 1976. Due to the blind way of assessing the whole world, especially French judges, was quite shocked when two inThe Valley defeated her French counterparts from Napa Valley.

Wines

are produced in four main areas of California, while the central valley is the largest region, about 300 miles (483 km) in length; It is also the highest production area. The North Coast area, north of the Gulf of San Francisco, contains the well -known Valley Napa and Sonoma County. The first commercial winery NAPA Valley is in St. Helena. Chardonnay is a predominant wine made in California.