Jean-Louis Vignes

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Jean-Louis Vignes was a French settler to the Los Angeles area that was one the first in California to import and plant European Vitis vinifera grapes. [1]. Arriving in 1831 from the Béguey, Cadillac district in Gironde, Vignes planted his vines in 1833 between Macy and Aliso Streets with the help of a former officer in Napoleon's army, Louis Bouchet. In 1834, Vignes planted one of the first orange groves in the Los Angeles areas. [2]

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  1. ^ R. Irvine & W. Clore The Wine Project pg 41 Sketch Publications 1997 ISBN 0-9650834-9-7
  2. ^ History of the French community in Los Angeles Consulate General of France in Los Angeles
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