Long before citrus reigned in Southern California, L.A. made wine. Lots of it
Napa, Schmapa. For the better part of a hundred years, as the wine historian Thomas Pinney has remarked, 'California wine meant Los Angeles wine.' ...
November 1, 2022
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Napa, Schmapa. For the better part of a hundred years, as the wine historian Thomas Pinney has remarked, 'California wine meant Los Angeles wine.' Think I'm pulling your hollow leg? Not in the least. The glory that now haloes the vineyard valleys of Sonoma and Santa Ynez, Alexander and Edna, the Russian River, and other dales and vales, once belonged to Los Angeles. Years before the reign of King Citrus, dozens of wineries and more than a million grapevines made up an enormous L.A. cash crop.
Patt Morrison