History of Napa Wineries

Written by Benjamin Bicais


Napa Wineries and Vineyards enjoy a long viticultural history that dates back to 1836. In this year, George Yount settled onrepparttar 12,000 acre Caymus Rancho nearrepparttar 134093 modern day town of Yountville. General Vallejo granted Yountrepparttar 134094 land as part of Mexico's secularization of Spain's former holdings. Three years later, Yount plantedrepparttar 134095 first grapes inrepparttar 134096 Napa Valley.

Colonel Joseph Ballinger Chiles was another earlier settler whom was granted land from General Vallejo in modern day Chiles Valley. In 1861, Charles Krug establishedrepparttar 134097 first St. Helena Winery. This was followed byrepparttar 134098 founding of Inglenook in 1879 by Captain Gustave Niebaum in Rutherford. These were booming years for Napa Valley Wineries. However,repparttar 134099 coming decades would see two devastating setbacks.

The first occured duringrepparttar 134100 1880s and 1890s when Phylloxera ravaged vinyards throughoutrepparttar 134101 Napa Valley. Phylloxera originated in Europe, and attacksrepparttar 134102 roots of vitis vinifera vines.

The pest was eventually combatted when it was discovered that vitis vinifera cuttings could be grafted onto Phylloxera resistant rootstocks. Unfortunately, an immense amount of damage had already been done to many ofrepparttar 134103 best Napa Valley vineyards.

The second debilitating setback occured in 1919, when Prohibition becamerepparttar 134104 law ofrepparttar 134105 land inrepparttar 134106 United States. Most Napa Valley Wineries did not survive these two massive setbacks. A few weathered Phylloxera and then dealt with Prohibition through two major loopholes.

Sacramental wine was not banned under Prohibition, and some Napa Valley Wineries were able to stay afloat by producing wine forrepparttar 134107 Church. Located inrepparttar 134108 BV Winery weathered Prohibition using this tactic.

Male heads of household were also allowed to make fifty gallons of wine per year for private use underrepparttar 134109 Volstead Act. Some wineries and vineyard owners began selling grapes for home wine-making.

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Written by Kow Chai


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This Free Airfare is actually good for anytime withinrepparttar 134099 next five years. This offer is contingent upon booking your hotel with a specific licensed Travel Agency, however, if you are planning a trip to nearly any International Airport destination and are going to be staying in a hotel of any type during your trip, you will essentially be paying only for your Hotel Room with this offer.

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