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The petition explained this as follows: "No doubt portions of Los Angeles County would qualify, with respect to name, as "South Coast." However, as a practical matter the entire Los Angeles County coastal area is urbanized and no present or potential grape growing areas exist.
Prior to Prohibition, Los Angeles County was California's largest wine producer by volume. [11] [12] [13] The first modern day vineyard was planted in 1985 by restaurateur Michael McCarty, with the help of Dick Graff of Monterey's Chalone Vineyard. [14] [15] Today the appellation is home to 52 commercial grape growers and 198 acres (80 ha) of ...
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]
California wine; Mission burrito; California roll; California-style pizza; ... Golden State 1968 — Song "I Love You, California" 1989 — State symbols. Type
Compounding all the other anxieties is the increasing importation of cheap bulk wine from Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Canada by wineries including E&J Gallo, Constellation Brands ...
The following is a non-exhaustive list of vineyards and wineries from around the world. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2013)
Upon arriving in Los Angeles in 1831, Jean Louis Vignes had bought and cultivated 104 acres of land located between the original Pueblo and the banks of the Los Angeles River. He named his property El Aliso after the centuries-old white alder tree found near the entrance. He planted a vineyard and started preparing to make wine.