print email comment close 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. 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