United States
Wine production in what is now the United States began with European settlers in the 1500s.
The first widespread European-style vineyards were established in New Mexico in 1628, where Spanish missionaries planted Vitis vinifera grapes.
Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states.
84% of all US wine is produced in California, over 90% in the states of California, Washington, and Oregon.
The United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world.
Beaulieu Vineyard
Beaulieu Vineyard (BV for labelling purposes) is a vineyard in California, belonging to the appellation Rutherford AVA. It was established by Georges de Latour in 1900.
Georges de Latour made many innovations in California’s wine industry. He advocated using small oak barrels for the aging certain varietals. This gave his wines a complexity and depth rarely seen before in the Golden State. Then, they became sought after on both coasts of the United States.
The Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has been widely recognized as the benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford.
