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Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista
The beginning of history for California wine starts with 17th-century , but the industry and commercial powerhouse that commands 60 percent of the United States market was birthed 200 years later, the product of a Hungarian aristocrat, European grapes, and the Sonoma Valley. In this groundbreaking book by historian and bestselling author Charles L. Sullivan, the untold history of Sonoma wine serves as backdrop to the turbulent story of California s first commercial winery, Buena Vista, from its founding by brilliant but quixotic Agoston Haraszthy, through phyloxera plague and the dry years of prohibition to its present-day market prominence. Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista is a scholarly study of two centuries of California wine history, told in a riveting narrative that will engage and delight.
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Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista
The beginning of history for California wine starts with 17th-century , but the industry and commercial powerhouse that commands 60 percent of the United States market was birthed 200 years later, the product of a Hungarian aristocrat, European grapes, and the Sonoma Valley. In this groundbreaking book by historian and bestselling author Charles L. Sullivan, the untold history of Sonoma wine serves as backdrop to the turbulent story of California s first commercial winery, Buena Vista, from its founding by brilliant but quixotic Agoston Haraszthy, through phyloxera plague and the dry years of prohibition to its present-day market prominence. Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista is a scholarly study of two centuries of California wine history, told in a riveting narrative that will engage and delight.
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Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista

Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista

by Charles L. Sullivan
Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista

Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista

by Charles L. Sullivan

Overview

The beginning of history for California wine starts with 17th-century , but the industry and commercial powerhouse that commands 60 percent of the United States market was birthed 200 years later, the product of a Hungarian aristocrat, European grapes, and the Sonoma Valley. In this groundbreaking book by historian and bestselling author Charles L. Sullivan, the untold history of Sonoma wine serves as backdrop to the turbulent story of California s first commercial winery, Buena Vista, from its founding by brilliant but quixotic Agoston Haraszthy, through phyloxera plague and the dry years of prohibition to its present-day market prominence. Sonoma Wine and the Story of Buena Vista is a scholarly study of two centuries of California wine history, told in a riveting narrative that will engage and delight.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781935879848
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
Publication date: 12/01/2013
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Charles L. Sullivan has written more than one hundred articles for major wine and food journals and is the author of many books on the subject of wine history, including A Companion to California Wine: An Encyclopedia of Wine & Winemaking from the Mission Days to Present, Napa Wine, and Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and its Wine.

Table of Contents

Foreword Joel Peterson 15

Introduction 21

1 Wine to California, Wine to Sonoma (1783-1850) 24

2 California Wines and Vines (1850-1856) 38

3 Haraszthy Before Sonoma 52

4 Haraszthy To Sonoma 64

5 A European Adventure (1861-1862) 84

6 Building a Historic Monument (1862-1863) 104

7 B.V.V.S. (1863) 122

8 Sonoma Leafs Out (1855 - 1875) 136

9 Spaced Out (1864-1869) 156

10 Running in Place (1870-1879) 172

11 Sonoma Wine Boom (1879-1890) 186

12 The Destroyer (1879-1890) 208

13 Hard Times (1890-1900) 220

14 Prosperity (1900-1915) 236

15 Sonoma Dry? (1900-1933) 250

16 Repeal, Depression, War (1933-1943) 268

17 Bart at Buena Vista (1943-1968) 288

18 "Boom and Bust" or "Revolution" (1968-1980) 304

19 Passing the Baton (1980-2011) 318

20 Restoration & Revival (2011-) 330

Appendix 351

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