The first time I went to the Champagne region, a winemaker took me aside and showedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Note from Karen MacNeil: My friend the geologist David Howell, a former scientist with the United States Geologic Survey and now a visiting instructor on geology and wines at Stanford University, has become our go-to expert for all questions related to geology. And if...
The first grapes in the Americas (north and south) were Spanish in origin and brought to South America and Mexico in the 16th century. In particular, the Spanish red grape Listán Prieto was carried by missionaries and conquistadores from one southern and middle American country to the next. It was eventually planted in California, Texas, and New Mexico where it was known as Mission, after the Catholic missions where it was first cultivated.
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