The Thomas Winery...More Than a Century of Service - Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "This was California's oldest commercial winery. The winery's two 1,400 gallon oak aging casks were not "coopered" locally, but were carried "around the Horn" on a clipper ship!

Missionaries brought grape vines to Mexico and California in the late 1700's to provide sacramental wines. In fact, the Mission San Gabriel vineyard provided the "Black Mission Grape" cuttings used by Tapia to establish his Mother Vineyard in 1839: twelve rows, each with 47 plants. Six years later, his 13,000 acre property contained more than 3,400 vines.

Thomas Vineyard' grape wines were complemented by a wide variety of other fruit-based wines including cherry, red currant, raspberry, blackberry, loganberry, apple (hard cider) and apricot. At its peak, the winery's extensive offerings were enjoyed by both local residents and route 66 travelers."

Group that erected the marker: Unknown Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Rancho Cucamonga, California URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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