The choked flow of gases is useful in many engineering applications because the mass flow rate is independent of the downstream pressure, and depends only on the temperature and pressure and hence the density of the gas on the upstream side of the restriction.
1856 â The Beginning. Adolph Siot, a French immigrant, was the first to plant wine grapes and build a winery in Templeton, CA. He purchased a 140 acre property in 1891, and planted fruit trees and grapevines from which he made wine. 1908 â The ROTTA era.
This winery, set in the rolling hills of the Carneros region in southern Sonoma County, was designed to evoke both the historical California missions and the heritage of the Catalonian family, owners of the Freixenet cava brand. Gloria Ferrer makes some of Sonoma Countyâs most popular, âgo-toâ sparkling wines.