Thomas Vineyard

8916 Foothills Blvd., Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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The Thomas Vineyard was established in 1839 by Tiburcio Tapia and it is California's oldest winery. In 1859 the third owner, John Rains, planted 125,000 grapevines, replacing graze land. The vineyard changed hands several times over the years. In 1969 there was a huge flood that inflicted serious damage to the buildings. In the mid 1980s the property was sold to a retail developer and the winery closed. The building, designated California historic landmark No. 490.

Today the building houses various cafes.

The neat sign for the Thomas Winery Plaza.

I think the old distillery tower is the tall section on the left in this photo.

This wagon is on display along the drive.

Photo(s): 2019