HISTORY

One of California’s oldest wine regions

1760s	First Grapes Planed by Missionaries

1840s	First Grapes Planted for Commercial Use

1880s	C. H Wente, James Concannon and Charles Wetmore founded the first wineries in the Valley

1889	Livermore Valley put California on the World Wine Map by capturing America’s First Gold Medal for Wine in the 1889 Paris Exposition. See more awards here.

1st	in California to label Chardonnay, Petite Sirah, Sauvignon Blanc as varietals.

1982	Livermore Valley was approved as an American Viticultural Area, a legally recognized grape growing region.

4,000	Acres of Grapes on average are planted in Livermore Valley today.

50	wineries and growing are located in Livermore Valley Wine Country

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