Jean-Louis Vignes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American winemaker
Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1780
Place of Birth: Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1862
Profession: winegrower
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Jean-Louis Vignes
- Jean-Louis Vignes (April 9, 1780 - January 17, 1862), or as he was known to his Mexican neighbors, "Don Luis del Aliso", was a French settler to the Los Angeles area during the Mexican era.
- He was the first commercial wine maker in California and one of the first men to import and plant European Vitis vinifera grapes in the state.
- A skilled cooper by trade and an adventurer and entrepreneur by choice, he arrived in the Sandwich Islands on July 6, 1827.
- After losing his business in Honolulu due to Queen Ka'ahumanu's edict banning alcohol production, he sailed to California and landed at Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1831.
- In 1850, Vignes was the largest wine producer in California.
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