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South Coast is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the state of California that encompasses five counties of Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Jean-Louis Vignes (April 9, 1780 - January 17, 1862), also known as Don Luis del Aliso, was a French-born Californian vintner and ranchero. He was one of the first commercial wine makers in California and one of the first men to import and plant European Vitis vinifera grapes in the state. [1]
Originally known as the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition, the event now includes entries in the categories of wine, spirits, beer and extra virgin olive oil. The competition was created as part of the L.A. County Fair. Local guests could submit their wines and receive medals for their entries.
Struggling California vineyards are having to compete with bargain-basement wine prices from overseas growers, due to global oversupply. Global wine glut compounds headaches for struggling ...
Their success attracted others and increased interest in wine cultivation in Southern California. [10] In 1840, Jean-Louis Vignes made the first recorded shipment of California wine. The Los Angeles market was too small for his production, and he loaded a shipment on the Monsoon, bound for Northern California. [11]
In 1948, Robert Lawrence Balzer published California’s Best Wines, marking the first of his eleven books. His writing on wine included articles for Travel Holiday magazine for over twenty years, a weekly column in the Los Angeles Times Magazine for three decades, and the Private Guide to Food and Wine .
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