History - North America Flashcards
Where does USA fall in world rankings of wine production
4th
How much of the US wine production does California account for? Followed by?
90% - CA
then NY»_space; WA»_space; OR
Who is the largest consumer of wine globally?
USA! but only bc of large population. Per capita is low
Three species of wild grapevine found in North America
- Vitis labrusca - Concord grape
- Vitis rotundifolia - Scuppernong grape
- Vitis aestivalis - Norton grape
What 1619 Virginia Law was relevant to the development of viticulture in America?
- every male colonist at Jamestown was required to plant and tend at least 10 vines
- earliest record of vinifera vine plantings on East Coast
What early president was particularly invested in wine and tried to plant at his Virginia estate (to no success)
- Thomas Jefferson (3rd prez)
- tried for over 30 yrs
Who said “Wine is proof that God loves us”?
Benjamin Franklin
What was the first successful vinifera grape? Where?
- Mission
- introduced in Mexico in the 1500s, made its way to Rio Grande (present day Texas) and New Mexico by 1629
Trajectory of Mission in 16th-19th C
introduced in Mexico in the 1500s
- made its way to Rio Grande (present day Texas) and New Mexico by 1629
- Franciscan monks brought to what would be California, founded historic missions along West Coast
- 1783 - CA’s first wine with mission made at San Juan Capistrano Mission
Who was the first American Settler to set foot in Napa Valley? When?
- George Yount
- 1839
- Planted 1st vineyard
Who is the “father of California wine”?
- Agoston Haraszthy
- Hungarian born, self styled “Count”
- introduced over 300 varieties to state
- credited with zinfandel but disproved
What estate did Agoston Haraszthy found? When?
Buena Vista (in Sonoma)
1857
-One of California’s oldest commercial wineries
What is the oldest winery in Napa Valley?
Charles Krug
Founded by Charles Krug in 1861
Where did Charles Krug work before founding his eponymous winery
for Agonston Haraszthy at Buena Vista
When was Schramsberg founded? By whom?
1862
Jacob Schram
What is Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery? when?
Beringer
1876
When was Inglenook Winery founded? By whom?
1880
Gustav Niebaum
What was starkly different about the wine scene in California vs Europe in the last decade of the 19th C?
- Phylloxera was wrecking havoc on Europe
- It showed up in CA too, but wine was thriving
- everything after late 19th C grafted on American rootstock
When can first commercial winemaking in NY be traced to?
1840s
-Robert Prince produced wine from native grapes on LI
What region was extensively planted with hybrids from 1850 onward?
Upstate NY
