How the North Bay Became 'Wine Country'

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The area north of San Francisco has come to be known as "wine country," but listener Michael Viray wanted to know, how did it get that way? Bugs, taxes and war all played their part. We take you through 160 years of wine making history. Additional Reading: The Birth of 'Wine Country' Is A Story of Bugs, Taxes and War Climate Change Offers Up A New Wine List Take Our Podcast Survey, Please! Reported by Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	When I say California Wine Country, what comes to mind?
0:08.0	I think of rolling hills and lovely vineyards.
0:15.8	It's very luxurious and fancy.
0:18.5	It's not really the country,
0:19.6	but it kind of feels like the country.
0:21.4	Bus is full of bachelorette's and. of
0:23.2	feels like the country. Buss is full of bachelorette's and best men.
0:26.2	Tasting really good wine that I wouldn't have been able to buy in the
0:31.1	grocery store. It's a good vacation place for a long weekend.
0:34.8	Traveling through the countryside stopping off and sipping wine. Kind of expensive.
0:39.5	Basically a trip to southern France in my own backyard.
0:45.0	But of course, the wine country in the North Bay wasn't always what it's become today.
0:50.0	Q this week's question asker.
0:53.0	My name is Michael Vry and I currently live in Mountain View, California.
0:56.9	And this week's question is, how did wine country get its start and how did it become so popular?
1:02.2	To answer Michael's question, we're blitzing through 160 years of wine country history
1:08.0	in about 10 minutes. Hold on tight.
1:10.0	I'm Olivia Alan Price and this is Bay Curious.
1:16.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,
1:20.0	still family owned, operated, and argued over.
1:23.4	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold,
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