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The Makers of American WineA Record of Two Hundred Years
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Thomas Pinney

Americans learned how to make wine successfully about two hundred years ago, after failing for more than two hundred years. Thomas Pinney takes an engaging approach to the history of American wine by telling its story through the lives of 13 people who played significant roles in building an industry that now extends to every state. While some names—such as Mondavi and Gallo—will be familia…

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9780520952225
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A History of Wine in America, Volume 1From the Beginnings to Prohibition
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Thomas Pinney

The Vikings called North America "Vinland, " the land of wine. Giovanni de Verrazzano, the Italian explorer who first described the grapes of the New World, was sure that "they would yield excellent wines." And when the English settlers found grapes growing so thickly that they covered the ground down to the very seashore, they concluded that "in all the world the like abundance is not to be fo…

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9780520934580
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A History of Wine in America, Volume 2From Prohibition to the Present
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Thomas Pinney

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,…

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9780520941489
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