Cresta Blanca Winery was one of the original Livermore Valley wineries. It was founded by Charles Wetmore in 1882 with cuttings of Sauvignon blanc from Meursault, Burgundy, France. Its first vintage, a dry white wine in 1884 won Grand Prize at the 1889 Paris Exposition, becoming the first California wine to win a competition in France. The victory also assured the future of the California wine industry, which had fallen upon hard times. Livermore Valley, is a valley in California, USA, surrounding a city of the same name, Livermore. ... Wine Barrels A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. ... Plant cuttings are a technique for vegetatively (asexually) propagating plants in which a piece of the source plant containing at least one stem cell is placed in a suitable medium such as moist soil, potting mix, coir or rock wool. ... Sauvignon blanc is a white wine grape probably originating in the Bordeaux region of France that is now planted in much of the worlds winelands producing a crisp dry refreshing white varietal wine. ... Meursault is a French commune, situated in the département of the Côte-dOr and the région of Burgundy. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... This article is about the beverage. ... This article is becoming very long. ... California Wine has a long and continuing history. ...

Named for a white limestone cliff that dominates the Livermore Valley landscape, the winery was thriving prior to Prohibition, at which time it had to be shut down. Wetmore died before Prohibition's repeal, but it was re-opened by his brother Clarence. It was sold in 1941 to Schenley Distillers, who closed the business in 1965. The name was then sold to the Guild Wine Company in 1965. The land remained fallow until it was purchased by the Wente family in 1981, and revitalized as the "Sparkling Cellars." Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Prohibition is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...

The winery is registered as California Historical Landmark #586. California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose...

Vineyard info

The vineyards were located on the South end of Arroyo Road in Livermore, California. The city of Livermore highlighted within Alameda County Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ...

References

• Charles A. Wetmore and the Cresta blanca Winery. Humboldt Woodworkers Guild. Retrieved on January 24, 2006.
• "Cresta Blanca," the most historic vineyard in California. Kalin Cellars. Retrieved on January 24, 2006.

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External links

• Old Pictures From Cresta Blanca