A colorful history of winemaking in the United States traces the rise of the American wine industry during the twentieth century and the visionaries--including Nicholas Longworth, Charles Welch, Gustave Niebaum, the Gallo brothers, and Robert Modavi--who transformed American wine into some of the best in the world. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. Winner of the James Beard Foundation, International Association of Culinary Professionals, and Clicquot Wine Book of the Year awards Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Doubtless As Good
1(9)
Eastern Dreams
10(41)
California Gold
51(39)
Wine As Booze
90(39)
First Families
129(40)
Machines in the Garden
169(40)
Small Is Beautiful
209(43)
Beyond California
252(39)
The Rise of American Cuisine
291(29)
The World Comes Knocking
320(31)
Afterword for the Paperback Edition
351(12)
Bibliography and a Note on Sources
363(6)
Index
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