Historical Marker · No. 641
Concannon Vineyard
Livermore, Alameda County · California
Erected by California State Park Commission; Livermore Chamber of Commerce; Las Positas Parlor No. 96, Native Sons of the Golden West, 1958
The Mexican line on the bronze was a whole second business. From 1889 to 1904 James Concannon, born on Inis Meáin in the Aran Islands, shipped millions of cuttings to Mexico under Porfirio Díaz; when the 1910 revolution sent Díaz into exile the trade ended, and his grandson believed most of those vines died of neglect. The export that lasted came after this 1958 bronze. In 1965 UC Davis took cuttings from one vine of the Château Margaux Cabernet James had planted in 1893, and the Concannon clones 7, 8 and 11 went into vineyards across the state.
What the plaque says
Concannon Vineyard Here, in 1883, James Concannon founded the Concannon Vineyard. The quality it achieved in sacramental and commercial wines helped establish Livermore Valley as one of America's select wine growing districts. Grape cuttings from this vineyard were introduced to Mexico between 1889 and 1904 for the improvement of its commercial viticulture. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 641 Plaque placed by California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Livermore Chamber of Commerce and Las Positas Parlor No. 96, Native Sons of the Golden West, August 16, 1958.
Where it stands
37.66676, -121.73966 · Directions
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