Posts Tagged ‘Vineyard’

Grape Growing and Wine Making in California in 1859

[Reprinted from California Culturist 1859 “from the manuscript of the Agricultural Society’s Report for 1858” A. Haraszthy. Buena Vista, Sonoma County, February 21st, 1858.] The Early History of the Vine Culture in California. — The grape vine was brought to California by the Catholic priests in the year 1740 or thereabout, and was planted at…

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Europe Top Wine Producing Countries

Vineyard Monti Sibillini National Park Le Marche Italy by Steve Slater Country 2011 (1,000 t) European Union 290,359.5 France 63,808.2 Germany 41,920.4 Turkey 35,202 Poland 26,767.4 Spain 22,094.5 United Kingdom 21,485 Romania 20,842.2 Italy 18,226.2 Hungary 13,678.2 Denmark 8,793.5 Czech Republic 8,284.8 Bulgaria 7,520.4 Austria 5,704.3 Greece 4,670.4 Sweden 4,646.4 Slovakia 3,714.1 Finland 3,667.8 Lithuania…

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