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By the first 100 years A.D., wine was being exported from Italy to Spain, Germany, and France. It wasen't long before these countries ended up developing their own vineyards. Over the next few centries France had become the dominant producer of wines on the world market. Monastaries are known to have been reponsible for establishing several of the most sought after wines in the vineyards of France. Exploration and settlement brought wine to Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa in the 1500's and 1600's. Considered to be the father of the California Wine Industry, Jean-Louis Vignes planted the first European wine vines in northern California. He founded the Buena Vista Winery in 1857, which boasts 1,000 acres of vineyards in both Sonoma and Napa counties, and produces over half a million bottles of wine per year!
Made from fermented grape juice, wine is classified into 3 basic types: Natural, Sparkling, & Fortified. Natural wines may be Red, White, & Rose, and be classified in taste as Dry, Medium, or Sweet. Sparkling wines are given a 2nd fermatation in which added yeast eats up the sugar in the wine and produces carbon dioxide to give the wine a carbonated nature, much like soda pop. Tiny bubbles noticed in sparkling wines are from this natural process, while larger bubbles indicate carbon dioxide was added by machine. Fortified wines, such as Port, Sherry, Marsala, Vermouth, Maderia, Muscat, and Sangria, were made to have a longer shelf life. While there are spirits that are made from wine, the fortification process is created by when alcohol is added to the wine, thus killing the yeast before the fermintation process is completed, which leaves residual sugar. The higher levels of alcohol and sweetness help to preserve the wine longer. Wine is usually aged for several years in wood barrels, allowing the wood to influence the characteristics of the wine from taste, color, depth, complexity, and so on.
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Miramont Estate Vineyards
24837 E Milton Rd, Linden, CA 95236 Map
209 887-3860
E & J Gallo Winery
18000 River Rd, Livingston, CA 95334 Map
209 394-6219
E & J Gallo Winery Ranch
5953 Weir Ave, Livingston, CA 95334 Map
209 394-6271
Gallo Vineyards Inc
5953 Weir Ave, Livingston, CA 95334 Map
209 394-6281
Delicato Vineyards
12001 S Hwy 99, Manteca, CA 95336 Map
209 824-3500
Andre Champagne Cellars
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5712
Boone's Winery
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5715
Carlo Rossi Winery
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5717
Copperidge Winery
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5718
E & J Gallo Maze Ranches
1000 Maze Blvd, Modesto, CA 95351 Map
209 524-1341
E & J Gallo Winery
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-3111
Liberty Creek Wines
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5423
Peter Vella Winery
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5720
Silkwood Wines
1420 F St, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 525-9463
Solomon Winery
1131 Kansas Ave, Modesto, CA 95351 Map
209 577-9061
Stone Garden Vineyard Winery
2701 Ashbrook Dr, Modesto, CA 95355 Map
209 575-5308
Zabaco Winery
600 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA 95354 Map
209 341-5730
Franzia Winery
17000 E State Hwy 120, Ripon, CA 95366 Map
209 599-4111
Jeff Runquist Wine
587 Helen Dr, Ripon, CA 95366 Map
209 599-9463
Mc Manis Family Vineyards
18700 E River Rd, Ripon, CA 95366 Map
209 599-1186
Gnekow Family Winery
17347 E Gawne Rd, Stockton, CA 95215 Map
209 463-0697
Tulip Hill Winery
33909 S Bird Rd, Tracy, CA 95304 Map
209 839-8488
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