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The Italian-American Pioneers of the California Wine Industry
URL: http://www.cal-italia.org/history.html

Description:
Brief history about Italian-American vintners in California (such as the Mondavis, Gallos, Coppolas, Pedroncellis, Pepis, Sebastianis, and Martinis).  Describes how "some of the most famous names in American wine got their start during the four decades leading up to Prohibition in 1919," and how families who maintained vineyards during Prohibition were able to resume wine production quickly after Prohibition's repeal. By an author of a book about Italian-American vintners.

LII Topics: California and Washington Wine, History, Italian Americans, United States History

Author:
Rosano, Dick

Publisher:
Cal-Italia.com

LII Database Information:
Record 23496 created by Maria Brandt on 03/08/2007
Last modification on 03/12/2007
Published: 03/14/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23496

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