History of Napa Wine

History of Napa Wine:

"Napa" is a land of plenty. This part of the world is full of rivers, migrating birds, especially water birds, and the valley of greeneries with a lot of wildcats, elk, black bears and grizzlies. But the most valuable commodity in this valley is the winegrapes.The early visitors like George Calvert was the valley's wine grape productivity skill. He took the initiative to harvest the grapes in this> Valley in 1836.The other main pioneers of this project were John Patchett the first person to plant vineyards in trade with Hamilton Walker Crabb, who researched with over 400 species of grape.

The cultivation of vines revolution was carried by Charles Krug who started the winery business in 1861 and according to the statistics there were almost 150 wineries working commercially by 1889.Some earlier been Schramsberg Vineyards (1862 set), Beringer (1876) andInglenook (1879). As life is not always a bed of roses, given the rapid growth of the wine industry has reduced the prices crash problem and the phylloxera - a North American species of insects, a stunning blow to the vintners by attacking wide areas of wine grape varieties.

Wine Prohibition and its aftermath:

The major threat faced by the Napa Valley's wine business in 1920 with the adoption of the ban. All the vineyardswere

Turned on by the owners and winemakers loss watts to other companies for the next 14 years. Some surviving wineries were on Sacramental wine production. On the whole, the wine of Napa Valley was left him. With the withdrawal of the ban in 1933, the renaissance of Napa wine began with a time of rest and of fantastic growth.

Early wineries in Napa Valley:

The wineHistory of Napa Valley witnessed another turning point in the spring of 1940, when a band of vintners come together to share their own ideas about the harvesting and marketing of wines in a friendly atmosphere with good food and wine. This group established an association of Napa Valley wineries, given a driving Commerce and Industry for the Development of Napa wine both at home and abroad.

Napa WineGrowers:

Winegrowers of Napa Valley were not so organized before the mid-70s. But it was changed in 1975 when Napa Valley growers her hands, combined with the growers to achieve the common goal of promoting the Napa Wine throughout the world.

Charity:

A new face of the Napa wine revealed in early 1980, when the Napa Valley auction was the first time in Meadowood sponsored site. Since then, thisWinzer Brotherhood sponsored Napa Valley Wine & Food Festival has used in the most successful charity wine event. Participants from different parts of the world to come and celebrate the festival. More than 60 million U.S. dollars fund was raised for the benefit of health, social and youth.

Taken together, these three days have are 300 wineries in Napa Valley, and both the farmers and growers are the implementation of allcombining modern technology with ancient methods.

Roles that make the wine at Napa Wine popular:

The wineries are a local group with an effective participation of more than 290 wineries, presenting the heritage of the vintners and winemakers - work and promotes the development of this wine region.

The vineyards are part of the Napa Valley for over 160 years. The first vineyard was planted in1836 and the city of Napa was founded in 1848, back then there were 70,000 vineyards, which increased to 2,00,000 + by 1860.Wines from Inglenook, Charles Krug, Beringer including with the international fame in the late 19 Century.

The original Brotherhood activists Napa Valley wineries often called themselves "food and drink-loving society." They put their focus is more in hospitality and marketing services of the Napa WineWorld. It gives the face a unique Napa wine around the world.

Problems and threats faced by the Napa Wine:

In addition to the phylloxera attack, and Prohibition in 1929, there were some other problems that faced by the Napa wine industry, as the post-war effects on the market. This time the industry was running out of capital, personnel and raw materials. These problems were the reason for the establishment of wineriesAssociation in 1943.

Official goal of the wine fraternity:

1. Commitment to the future development of Napa Valley's land, wine and company.

2. To safeguard the provision of a common and coherent voice the interests of growers.

3. Meeting the challenges to make threats more actively and invent new ideas Napa Wine popular.