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Almaden Vineyards

1530 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 14' 15.7884", -121° 53' 56.6088"
 
 
On this site, in 1852, Charles LeFranc made the first commercial planting of fine European wine grapes in Santa Clara County to found Almaden Vineyards. LeFranc imported cuttings from vines in the celebrated wine districts of his native France, shipping them by sailing ship around the Horn.

 
StoppingPoints.com Editorial on Almaden Vineyards:
Also visit the nearby Almaden Winery Park, just off Chambertin Drive, about a block from the Almaden Vineyards historical marker.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
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