Livermore Valley Wine Region: Home to California Winemaking History + Current Wine Innovators

One of California's oldest wine regions, the Livermore Valley played a pivotal role in shaping California's wine industry. Spanish missionaries planted the first winegrapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. In the 1840s, California pioneers began planting grapes in the region with Robert Livermore planting the first commercial vines. Pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon and Charles Wetmore recognized the area's winegrowing potential and founded their wineries in the early 1880s.
Livermore Valley captured America's first international gold medal for wine in 1889 at the Paris Exposition, putting California on the world wine map.
The region now has over 40 wineries, with more to come. Aly Wente and Niki Wente of Wente Vineyards share what makes the Livermore wine region special now.

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