Mission grapes are a variety of Vitis vinifera introduced from Spain to the western coasts of North and South America by Catholic New World missionaries...

The Muscat family of grapes includes over 200 grape varieties belonging to the Vitis vinifera species that have been used in wine production and as raisin...

12th and 15th centuries. European wine grape traditions were incorporated into New World wine. Mission grapes were brought by Franciscan monks to New...

territory Mission Foods, an American maker of tortillas and salsa Mission, a British hi-fi manufacturer owned by International Audio Group Mission (grape), a...

This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana)...

centuries of geographical separation that the Mission grape of the Americas and the Listán Prieto grape of the Canary Islands are classified by the Vitis...

made typically from the Mission grape. It is often served as a dessert wine. Some varieties consist of the unfermented grape juice fortified with brandy...

the Mission: José Barona, Vicente Fustér, and Vicente Pascual Oliva are all entombed beneath the sanctuary floor. The Criolla or "Mission grape," was...

with Chile's Pais and the Mission grape of California, the grape is believed to be a descendant of the Spanish "common black grape" brought to Mexico in 1520...

with the church caused it to become known as the Mission grape, which was to become the dominant grape variety in California until the 20th century. The...

appeared on Grape-Nuts boxes at the time. During World War II, Grape-Nuts were included in the Allied Forces jungle rations on missions to Panama and...

trading. The specific variety, called the Criolla or Mission grape, was first planted at Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1779; in 1783, the first wine...

called Angelica were all produced from the Mission grape. Father Serra founded eight other California missions. Hence, he has been called the "Father of...

generally called the Mission grape, which they made wines with for their missions. Scholars determined in 2007 that the Mission grape is related to a Spanish...

is used as rootstock for wine grape varieties. The missionaries used the Mission grape. (In South America, this grape is known as criolla or "colonialized...

a port-like wine called Angelica were all produced from the Mission grape. The mission's historical journals document that between May 1779 and 1781,...

California has two native grape varieties, but they make very poor quality wine. Therefore, the missionaries used the Mission grape, which is called Criolla...

Criolla Grande grape of Argentina and Mission grape of California, that the Pais grape is descended by the Spanish "common black grape" brought to Mexico...

encouraged farmers of Old Mission Peninsula to branch out to different plantings but it would be another 100 years before wine grape varieties really took...

Torrontés is a white grape variety, mostly produced and known in Argentina, producing fresh, aromatic wines with moderate acidity, smooth texture and...

mixed with orujo). During the mission and rancho periods of California history, aguardiente was made out of mission grapes. It was popular during the Gold...

Grande, Pais and the Spanish Mission grape that was widely in North and South America, ampelographers believe the grape was likely introduced to Argentina...

called Angelica were all produced from the Mission grape. Father Serra founded eight other California missions, hence, he has been called the "Father of...

nations, Portugal was ranked as the world's 9th largest in 2018-2019. Wine grape varieties are usually known by what is called the "prime name", and it is...

with the first Hawaiian vineyard in 1815 and planting the now rare Mission grape variety. Marin also brewed the first beer in 1812, and planted the first...

has been found in Georgia from c. 6000 BC (the earliest known traces of grape wine), Greece from c. 4500 BC, Armenia from c. 4100 BC (large-scale production)...

The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize...

Mexico. Most of the production is in the Valle de Guadalupe, there is also grape and wine production in some neighboring valleys. These valleys all have...

Old Mission Peninsula, and Tip of the Mitt. All five regions are located in proximity to Lake Michigan, and almost all of Michigan's wine grapes are grown...

variety he planted, presumably descended from Spain, became known as the Mission grape and dominated California wine production until about 1880. From his...