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LDS leaders had devil of a time weaning southern Utah Saints off wine in the late 1800s

A church-commissioned mission to produce the product also produced problem drinking.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) The historic John C. Naegle home and winery in Toquerville, Utah. During the height of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' wine mission in southern Utah, Naegle — whose Nail’s Best was regarded as the finest wine in southern Utah — produced about 3,000 gallons annually.