商品簡介
Sullivan, a teacher of California history and well-regarded author on wine and viticulture history, provides a detailed regional history of the rise of the Napa Valley from its earliest years dominated by wheat fields to its later dominance in the wine industry. This updated and revised edition examines the Great Wine Boom of the late 19th century, continues through the trying times of Prohibition and on to the region's ranking as possible the greatest wine growing region in the Western Hemisphere, and covers important changes since the first edition was published in 1992, including the rise of cabernet, the sale of Robert Mondavi Corporation, and environmental issues. Amply augmented with photographs and illustrations, the book will interest not only wine enthusiasts but also those interested in the history of the valley's transformation. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
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, Sonoma Wine & the Story of Buena Vista, and Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and its Wine. Earl Thollander is an artist and popular illustrator. He is the illustrator of Backs Roads of California. Robert Mondavi was a leading California winemaker.
