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On All Saints Day 1776 Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded for the second and final time by Father Junipero Serra. Of singular importance, Mission San Juan Capistrano represents the dawn of California's wine culture. It wasn 't Napa, Lodi, or Cucamonga that witnessed the first cultivation of the vine in Alta California.
Adobe Crushing Vat
Mission Grapes were crushed in the above adobe vat by young Juaneno…
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Mission Grapes were crushed in the above adobe vat at Mission San Juan Capistrano by young Juaneno ( Acagchemem) Indian men whose legs and feet were carefully washed beforehand and who wore freshly laundered clothing. Once crushed, the juice flowed into an adobe vat (tank?) in an adjacent room for fermentation.
Vine growing, for instance, heralded the emergence of new, sophisticated forms of agriculture,.....They had to learn and understand the cycles of growth of the plant.....had …
…this," says Dan Graham, who works for Dechert-Hampe in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., a consumer products and services consultancy and knows both the wine and grocery businesses. "What is it that grocery stores sell? Food. And what goes with food? Wine. Food and wine pairings are a big deal, and grocery stores should offer that. And if you look at what grocery stores are doing with offering more local food and organic food, then improving their wine selection is doing the …
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