Psalm 104:14-15
How many are your works O, Lord!
14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: 15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
“Each grape will lose its life, but each will rise again in beautiful colors of pink and red and gold”
– Father Charles de Pierre, (1986)
Embedded in History, the Judeo-Christian faith, education, and fraternity, has always been kept together with wine. Biblically, wine has always been part of every feast or celebration, and today has been one of the oldest traditions in different corners of the globe.
The origins of wine production in Mont La Salle Vineyards started when the Christian Brothers began a wine business in Martinez, California in the year 1882. They continued their production for decades, specializing in altar and medicinal wines. However, in the year 1930, they decided to move their production from Martinez to a property they purchased called Mont La Salle. There, the Christian Brothers continued their wine business. To this day, they are considered the oldest wine producers in the Napa Valley. Read More