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The California Wine Book
17 color plates, 35 photos and prints, 9 maps-- an absorbing test and detailed reference
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1973
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Bob Thompson
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March 3, 2016
I like wine. Even though I live in an urban area, residents fill their front and back yards with vines of grapes, a Dionysus on every hilly corner lot. This is California.
While the Napa wine culture is now famous, it wasn't always so. In the 19th century, there were many small immigrant wineries, mostly in the central spot of the state. Prohibition brought most of those wineries to an end, but the few who stuck it out were able to build on their grandparents' ventures, resulting in California becoming a primary player in the global wine scene.
This lovely Sunset book was published in the 1970s, when Cali wines were just becoming famous and land was still fairly undeveloped. I enjoy looking at these time capsule publications where life and work were still simple and California was still golden. The best part of the book is the setup, as each wine region of the state gets its own chapter, so the reader can view the differences in wines based on location and heat. The end of the book has a much needed dictionary for California wines with explanations of each grape and best use.
Wine does not have to be a hobby. It can be nothing more than an unaffected mealtime bevrage.
I like wine.
Book Season = Summer (when the tourists clog the lanes)
While the Napa wine culture is now famous, it wasn't always so. In the 19th century, there were many small immigrant wineries, mostly in the central spot of the state. Prohibition brought most of those wineries to an end, but the few who stuck it out were able to build on their grandparents' ventures, resulting in California becoming a primary player in the global wine scene.
This lovely Sunset book was published in the 1970s, when Cali wines were just becoming famous and land was still fairly undeveloped. I enjoy looking at these time capsule publications where life and work were still simple and California was still golden. The best part of the book is the setup, as each wine region of the state gets its own chapter, so the reader can view the differences in wines based on location and heat. The end of the book has a much needed dictionary for California wines with explanations of each grape and best use.
Wine does not have to be a hobby. It can be nothing more than an unaffected mealtime bevrage.
I like wine.
Book Season = Summer (when the tourists clog the lanes)
May 6, 2020
This is a non-fiction title, published in 1976. It is a good reference to the history of wine making and wineries, up until the early 1970s, in California.
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