WINEHAVEN, THE WORLD’S LARGEST WINERY
By JOSHUA MALIN / VINE PAIR — October 16, 2014
Winehaven: How The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Gave Birth To The World’s Largest Winery
In the years leading up to Prohibition, the largest winery in the world sprawled across a 47-acre campus, perched upon the San Francisco Bay. Its name was Winehaven. At its peak capacity the winery and its warehouses could hold 12 million gallons of wine, which were distributed by sea from an 1,800 foot wharf, and by rail via privately owned, electrified train tracks.