Bounce Magazine November 2015
Featuring an exclusive interview with Rick McMurray from Ash, review at Upstairs at Baileys, Bounce wins award, Christmas Shopping Ideas and First Times.
Featuring an exclusive interview with Rick McMurray from Ash, review at Upstairs at Baileys, Bounce wins award, Christmas Shopping Ideas and First Times.
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NOVEMBER <strong>2015</strong> | ISSUE #37 | FOOD & DRINK<br />
Wines of<br />
California<br />
Winemaking started in California as a result<br />
of Spanish Conquests moving up from South<br />
America.<br />
Valley just north of San Francisco Bay.<br />
BY ‘WINE BUFF’ FRED FISHER<br />
This occurred in the 18th Century<br />
and used the Mission grape for<br />
sacramental purposes in the church.<br />
The first plantings were in San Diego in 1769 and<br />
after that further north in Sonoma County north<br />
of San Francisco in 1805. These were in Missions<br />
set up by the conquerors and thus the title of<br />
the grape. By 1830 a Bordeaux Producer started<br />
planting vines and by 1838 they were in Napa<br />
The Gold Rush in 1848/49 caused a population<br />
explosion and much wealth was created.<br />
Subsequently the Railroad got through to San<br />
Francisco in 1869 which further enhanced the<br />
potential for commercial wine making.<br />
By 1890 the wine was becoming a quality<br />
product and even got to winning medals in<br />
Paris. Production by this time was approaching<br />
25 million gallons of wine. The ruinous bug<br />
Phylloxera struck in the same period creating<br />
similar problems to those in Europe. By the 20th<br />
Century things had improved with European<br />
immigrants arriving bringing their own vines and<br />
expertise to the State.<br />
A major setback occurred in 1919 when<br />
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