Central Coast Timeline: Early Wine History
Early Explorers, the Missions Era, and the Mexican Period.
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Author: Libbie Agran
The Father of California Wine, Viticulture and Land Use Planning: Fray Junípero Serra
California viticultural history is unique in its origins, distinct from all other areas of the United States. California viticulture originated with the Spanish Crown seeking new lands to conquer and sending explorers to map and explore the Pacific Coast on land and sea.
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Mozart Festival Archives Concerts Supported by Wineries | September 2022
The San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival (later named Festival Mozaic) was founded in 1970 by Clif Swanson to present an annual summer music festival honoring Mozart and serving the community of San Luis Obispo. In 1970 the first festival presented three concerts. By 1983, the Festival had grown to a week long event with 18 concerts located throughout the county.
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Amphorae Project: 25 Grape Varieties Used In Amphorae Winemaking In San Luis Obispo County | September 2022
25 grape varieties used in amphorae winemaking in San Luis Obispo County.
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Collections: The Breitstein Collection David and Judy Breitstein, Founders of the Duke of Bourbon Wine and Spirits in Canoga Park, California Wine History 1967 – 1997 Vine-Line Newsletters Archived by the Wine History Project – July 2022
The California Wine Revolution started over 50 years ago. It was a time when a generation of men and women came of age and found their own voices. They embraced the arts, social change, civil rights, politics, culinary arts, athletics, the environment, and the freedom to break with the past and create their own choices.
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