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THIS DAY IN WINE HISTORY—Exploring the Intersections of Wine & History
THIS DAY IN WINE HISTORY—Exploring the Intersections of Wine & History
THIS DAY IN WINE HISTORY—Exploring the Intersections of Wine & History
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This Day in Wine History is for history and wine lovers alike. Our historical articles explore key winemaking dates through timelines, and maps, in-depth.
This Day in Wine History is for history and wine lovers alike. If you enjoy pairing world-class wine with award-winning documentaries, then this site is for you! Our articles are broken into DAYS (for all 365 days of the year), ARTICLES, and IN-DEPTH research. Which focuses on academic citations, and longer essays for the true history lover!

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  • Key Dates for Women and Wine
  • Dates Related to Champagne
  • Famous Birthdays
  • All About Pinot Noir
  • New World Wine Dates and Development
  • Dates in the history of Phylloxera
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Let’s talk about The Origins of California Wine:

California is one of the world's most well-known wine manufacturing regions. It composes roughly 90% of the wine market in the USA. As well as if California were its very own nation, it would be the 4th biggest manufacturer worldwide, behind just the old giants of France, Italy, as well as Spain.

Moreover, it is not simply the large size of the Californian red wine sector that is notable, yet the top quality of the white wines made in Napa Valley and various other parts of the state. As an example, in 1976, at a Paris glass of wine tasting event, blind cups placed California white wines above their very effective French challengers.
This is especially unusual because the California wine industry is comparatively very young. It only emerged around 250 years ago along the west coast. Much of its origins can be traced to one man, Fray Junipero Serra, a Spanish missionary often referred to as the Apostle of California.