
5 Little-Known Facts about the History of California Wine
Posted on October 6, 2015 3:23 pm Leave your thoughtsby Frances Dinkelspiel
1) The Franciscan Fathers of Baja California
The Franciscan fathers were the first to plant grapes for California wine. Father Junipero Serra wrote to his bosses in Baja California in the late 18th century and asked that they … Read the article