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OverviewThroughout American history the prohibition and restriction of alcohol, including wine, has been part of what we now call culture wars. After losing the Prohibition Constitutional Amendment, anti-alcohol forces rebranded themselves as neoprohibitionists dedicated to the restriction of alcohol usage and they touted themselves as the counter-voice to alcohol organizations like the Wine Institute led by John A. De l.uca from 1976 to 2013. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Victor W. GeraciPublisher: University of Nevada Press Imprint: University of Nevada Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781647791148ISBN 10: 1647791146 Pages: 221 Publication Date: 30 November 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The Early Republic's Failure To Establish A Wine Culture Chapter Two: The Rise of the First American Wine Culture Chapter Three: Loss and Rebirth of An American Wine Culture Chapter Four: Rebuilding the Wine Industry Chapter Five: A Perfect Man for the Job: A Faltering Wine Institute Seeks New Leadership Chapter Six: Stabilizing the Wine Institute and Reestablishing A Tarnished American Wine Industry Chapter Seven: Neoprohibition: The Continuing Battle for an American Wine Culture Chapter Eight: Alla Vostra Salute — To Your Health Chapter Nine: Bio-nutrition, Pyramids, and Labels Chapter Ten: Direct Shipping Chapter Eleven: Politics of Wine: Bipartisanship, Soundbites, and the Wine Caucus Chapter Twelve: Establishing the Path for the Wine Institute's Future Epilogue: Who Will Carry the Banner Next? Index Bibliography >About the AuthorReviews"""No one knows the history of California's wine culture better than Victor Geraci. He has mastered the literature, enhanced it with oral histories, and crafted an informative, readable history that sheds new light on the work of the Wine Institute to transform the industry into an important part of American agriculture, business, and culture."" --R. Douglas Hurt, professor of history, Purdue University, author of A Companion to American Agricultural History ""I loved the material presented in The War on Wine. The book's very popular writing style will please a general audience, including wine enthusiasts and wine history buffs; local, public, and campus libraries; and undergraduate students enrolled in courses on the history of wine and food in the United States."" --Simone Cinotto, associate professor of contemporary history, University of Gastronomic Sciences, author of The Italian American Table: Food, Family, and Community in New York City" Author InformationVictor W. Geraci, who earned his PhD in history at the University of California Santa Barbara, was an assistant and then associate professor of history at Central Connecticut State University from 1997 to 2003. In 2003, Geraci began a new role with the University of California Berkeley Bancroft Library Oral History Center as a food and wine historian/specialist, and was the program's associate director until his retirement in 2013. His main areas of research include American agriculture with a specific focus on the California wine industry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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