First Vineyard in California -- Mission San Gabriel Archangel, San Gabriel CA
N 34° 05.828 W 118° 06.391
11S E 397929 N 3773478
An interpretive sign at the old Mission San Gabriel Archangel winery explains how Mission friars planted the first grape vineyard for making wine in California here
Waymark Code: WMQWV4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2016
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The waymarked sign is affixed to the outer door of the old winery that opens to reveal the historic winemaking equipment inside.
The sign reads as follows:
"California is famous the world over for its delicious and delicate wines. The Mission Padres of California propagated the vines and set out the first Vineyard in our state.
On the ranches the most popular wine was Claret, a red wine made from the Mission of Zinfandel variety of grape. White wine was made from the Muscat of Alexandria variety."
In 1833, the Mexican Governor of Alta California ordered the Missions secularized. An inventory of Mission assets was taken at that time, listing everything under the control of the Mission. Mission San Gabriel was recorded as having 163,578 vines under cultivation in four vineyards.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1780
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