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As long as there have been humans, there have been a gifted few turning nature's bounty in the form of fruit into nature's elixir in the form of alcohol. Evidence of wine consumption has been found in Egypt, Greece, Rome and Turkey and in 2007 a discovery was made by archaeologists of a 6100-year-old winery in Armenia that included fermentation vats, a wine press and pottery storage jars. Shopping carts soon followed.
Grapes were native to North America, but the kind cultivated in vineyards for wine production in the United States came from Europe. Americans didn't lose any time planting grapevines and the U.S. today ranks among the most-planted countries and is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world. California bottles the majority of wine in the U.S., but wine lovers in all 50 states have found a way to coax vines from the ground to produce a crop worthy of pressing for friends, family or for public con
Wine production in California accounts for more than 80% of the wine production in this country, so California naturally dominates the list of the best vineyards and wineries to visit. Napa is the name you may associate with wine in California, but Paso Robles is also Wine Country and one of the best wineries in the area is Tablas Creek, which is an organic estate vineyard that cultivates Rhine varietals. Their tasting room is open daily and you are welcome to picnic on their patio or reserve a seat at an i