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A history of wine in America
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ISBN: 1282360485 9786612360480 0520941489 1598757792 9780520941489 1423727592 9781423727590 9781598757798 9780520241763 0520241762 9781282360488 9780520254299 9780520934580 052093458X Year: 2005 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press

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A History of Wine in America is the definitive account of winemaking in the United States, first as it was carried out under Prohibition, and then as it developed and spread to all fifty states after the repeal of Prohibition. Engagingly written, exhaustively researched, and rich in detail, this book describes how Prohibition devastated the wine industry, the conditions of renewal after Repeal, the various New Deal measures that affected wine, and the early markets and methods. Thomas Pinney goes on to examine the effects of World War II and how the troubled postwar years led to the great wine boom of the late 1960's, the spread of winegrowing to almost every state, and its continued expansion to the present day. The history of wine in America is, in many ways, the history of America and of American enterprise in microcosm. Pinney's sweeping narrative comprises a lively cast of characters that includes politicians, bootleggers, entrepreneurs, growers, scientists, and visionaries. Pinney relates the development of winemaking in states such as New York and Ohio; its extension to Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, and other states; and its notable successes in California, Washington, and Oregon. He is the first to tell the complete and connected story of the rebirth of the wine industry in California, now one of the most successful winemaking regions in the world.


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Field days : a year of farming, eating, and drinking wine in California
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ISBN: 1282360884 9786612360886 052094318X 9780520259027 0520259025 9780520943186 9780520268036 0520268032 Year: 2009 Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press,

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"Sooner or later, nearly everyone who cares about wine and food comes to Sonoma"-so begins this lively excursion to a spectacular region that has become known internationally as a locavore's paradise. Part memoir, part vivid reportage, Field Days chronicles the renaissance in farming organically and eating locally that is unfolding in Northern California. Jonah Raskin tells of the year he spent on Oak Hill Farm-working the fields, selling produce at farmers' markets, and following it to restaurants. He also goes behind the scenes at Whole Foods. In this luminous account of his experiences, Raskin introduces a dynamic cast of characters-farmers, chefs, winemakers, farm workers, and environmentalists. They include such luminaries as Warren Weber at Star Route Farm, the oldest certified organic farm in Marin County; Bob Cannard, who has supplied Chez Panisse with vegetables for decades; Sharon Grossi, the owner of the largest organic farm in Sonoma; and Craig Stoll, the founder and executive chef at Delfina in San Francisco. Raskin also offers portraits of renowned historical figures, including Luther Burbank, Jack London, and M.F.K. Fisher. Field Days is a heartfelt celebration of the farm-to-table movement and its cultural reverberations.


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Creating Wine
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ISBN: 9781400838882 1400838886 1283227428 9781283227421 9780691136035 0691136033 9786613227423 Year: 2011 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed. In Old World countries such as France, Spain, and Italy, small family vineyards and cooperative wineries abound. In New World regions like the United States and Australia, the industry is dominated by a handful of very large producers. This is the first book to trace the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. James Simpson shows how the wine industry was transformed in the decades leading up to the First World War. Population growth, rising wages, and the railways all contributed to soaring European consumption even as many vineyards were decimated by the vine disease phylloxera. At the same time, new technologies led to a major shift in production away from Europe's traditional winemaking regions. Small family producers in Europe developed institutions such as regional appellations and cooperatives to protect their commercial interests as large integrated companies built new markets in America and elsewhere. Simpson examines how Old and New World producers employed diverging strategies to adapt to the changing global wine industry. Creating Wine includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and the new wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina.

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Wine industry --- Wine and wine making --- Enology --- Oenology --- Vinification --- Wines --- Alcoholic beverages --- Grape products --- Fruit wines --- Viticulture --- Alcoholic beverage industry --- History --- E-books --- History. --- 1855 classification. --- American wine industry. --- American wine. --- Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty. --- Argentina. --- Argentinian wine industry. --- Australia. --- Australian commodity chain. --- Australian wine industry. --- Australian wine. --- Bordeaux. --- Britain. --- British ports. --- British wine market. --- CWA. --- California Wine Association. --- California. --- Californian wine. --- Douro valley. --- France. --- French wine. --- Gilbeys. --- Gironde. --- Jerez. --- Midi. --- New World producers. --- New World wine. --- Porto. --- Portugal. --- Spain. --- Victoria Wine Company. --- World War I. --- brand names. --- champagne houses. --- champagne producers. --- champagne. --- cheap ports. --- cheap wines. --- claret. --- commercial relations. --- dessert wines. --- distribution network. --- dry table wine. --- dry wines. --- economic agents. --- family businesses. --- family retailer. --- fine wines. --- fraud. --- grape growing. --- grape production. --- grapes. --- imitation wines. --- international wine trade. --- market organization. --- marketing costs. --- mass market. --- organizational change. --- phylloxera vastatrix. --- phylloxera. --- port wine. --- port. --- product quality. --- railways. --- regional appellation. --- regional appellations. --- regional cooperatives. --- scientific viticulture. --- self-regulation. --- sherry. --- small farmers. --- small growers. --- small-scale production. --- traditional wine producers. --- transportation. --- vineyards. --- viticulture. --- wine adulteration. --- wine boom. --- wine consumption. --- wine cooperatives. --- wine export. --- wine industry. --- wine making. --- wine market. --- wine marketing. --- wine prices. --- wine production. --- wine quality. --- wineries.

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