History of Napa Valley
California, the most populous state, contains almost half the wineries in the United States. However, the state’s most popular wine region, Napa Valley, is only 30 miles long and a few miles wide and produces just four percent of the total wine grown in California annually. Napa Valley's first commercial winery was established in 1861 and by 1889 there were more than 140 wineries in operation, including Schramsberg founded in 1862, Beringer in 1876, and Inglenook in 1879. The Prohibition was passed in 1920, which closed down most wineries, however, with the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Napa Valley's wine industry began a period of recovery, followed by remarkable expansion, and, recently, refinement. Today, Napa Valley is home to more than 260 wineries and a plethora of activities, attractions, and events for visitors to the region making an excellent vacation destination anytime of year. |
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