The Makers of American Wine : a Record of Two Hundred Years.

ISBN:

9780520952225

Title:

Author:

Pinney, Thomas.

Personal Author:

Pinney, Thomas.

Publication Information:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 John James Dufour, or the Uses of Failure: A Man with a Mission; 2 Nicholas Longworth: The Necessary Entrepreneur; 3 George Husmann: A Pure and Lofty Faith; 4 Charles Kohler: Putting California Wines on the Map; 5 Andrea Sbarboro: The Italians Are Coming; 6 Percy T. Morgan and the CWA: Wine as Big Business; 7 Paul Garrett: American Wine for Americans; 8 Ernest and Julio Gallo: Creating New Markets; 9 Frank Schoonmaker: A Master Teacher; 10 Maynard Amerine: Applied Science.

11 Konstantin Frank: Zealot at Work12 Robert Mondavi: Aiming for the Top; 13 Cathy Corison: Women Become Winemakers; Notes; Sources and Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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Subject Term:

Viticulturists -- United States -- Biography.

Vintners -- United States -- Biography.

Viticulture -- United States -- History.

Wine and wine making -- United States -- History.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=436629

Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.

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Summary

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 familiar, others are less well known. These include the wealthy Nicholas Longworth, who produced the first popular American wine; the German immigrant George Husmann, who championed the native Norton grape in Missouri and supplied rootstock to save French vineyards from phylloxera; Frank Schoonmaker, who championed the varietal concept over wines with misleading names; and Maynard Amerine, who helped make UC Davis a world-class winemaking school.

Author Notes

Pinney Thomas :

Thomas Pinney is Professor of English, Emeritus, at Pomona College. He is the author or editor of several books including the two-volume A History of Wine in America (UC Press). The second volume of this definitive wine history won the 2006 International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for best book on wine, beer, or spirits.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

This history will interest readers who know that current American wine production is largely based in California, but would like some insight into the additional, rich history of America's wine past and its impact on the present. Unlike Leon Adams's geographic assessment in The Wines of America (4th ed., 1990; 1st ed., 1973) or Brian McGinty's early US history of sparkling wine, A Toast to Eclipse (CH, Aug'12, 49-6859), this book focuses on the pioneers of the young nation's developing winegrowing industries. Pinney (emer., English, Pomona College; A History of Wine in America, CH, Dec'05, 43-2171) presents an excellent narrative, allowing each historical subject to flow in both time and place in an informative, entertaining manner. Disparate personages and personalities such as George Husmann, Nicholas Longworth, Ernest and Julio Gallo, Maynard Amerine, Konstantin Frank, and Robert Mondavi create a story that speaks to the diversity among individuals who have been "the makers of American wine" for the last two centuries. All persons seeking to understand how the US came to be beneficiary of fine wines made in nearly every state of the Union will enjoy this well-written book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. G. S. Howell emeritus, Michigan State University