"A standout among the drink books published this year, which ought
to be on the Christmas list of every wine lover, even if they don't
think they have much interest in American wine." -Victoria Moore,
The Telegraph "This is a book for novices and geeks interested in
the significance of California through America's wine history, from
the swashbuckling era of Agoston Haraszthy through modern Napa's
cult cabernets and today's despair over wildfires and drought."
-David McIntyre, Washington Post "New York Times picks On
California for their "This Year's Best Wine Books": ". Its short
selections from nearly three dozen writers offer impressionistic,
thought-provoking views of the state and its winemaking
history."-New York Times On California explores the grapes and the
people who have made California wine great. The pioneers, the
boffins, the whizz-kids and scientists, many of whom tell their
stories on its pages - some in precious archive material, others
have set down their thoughts mid-pandemic in 2021: Randall Grahm,
Gerald Asher, Steven Spurrier, Paul Draper and Warren Winiarski
take a bow.... Includes: California wine and the future: where will
the 'California spirit' lead next? The 'Hollywood Grape': our
authors chart the path of Cabernet Sauvignon, from the wish-list of
Thomas Jefferson to the hallowed hillsides of Stag's Leap and
Screaming Eagle 1976? Of course it was a competition! Steven
Spurrier and Patricia Gallagher look back at the motivations behind
the famous Paris wine tasting Top New York sommelier Victoria James
tells of her near-death introduction to the whacky world of
winemaking in Sonoma Will the real Zinfandel please stand up? Paul
Draper seeks out the true heritage of California's versatile orphan
grape Contributions from top California writers: Elaine Chukan
Brown, Mary Margaret McCamic MW, Karen MacNeil, Esther Mobley, Lisa
Perrotti-Brown MW, Liz Thach MW, Clare Tooley MW, and Kelli White
Hugh Johnson, Jane Anson and Fiona Morrison MW introduce
California's intrepid wine pioneers Rex Pickett's Sideways heroes,
Jack and Miles, clink glasses over the Central Coast's finest Pinot
Noir A-Z: from 'Bob' Mondavi to Xylem sap-sensors and pink
Zinfandel - California wine in bite-size
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