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Author: Michael Legat Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755126610 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 456
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Frustrated with his father’s strict control Mario Gilardone could see no way of ever leaving his home in northern Italy. But that was before the ‘phylloxera’ disease struck, devastating the family’s prosperous vineyards. He sets sail for America to set up his own vineyard in California, learn some harsh realities, but is determined to succeed.
Author: Michael Legat Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755126610 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 456
Book Description
Frustrated with his father’s strict control Mario Gilardone could see no way of ever leaving his home in northern Italy. But that was before the ‘phylloxera’ disease struck, devastating the family’s prosperous vineyards. He sets sail for America to set up his own vineyard in California, learn some harsh realities, but is determined to succeed.
Author: Mary Anne Davis Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439669600 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 176
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Nevada County's tumultuous wine history includes several booms and busts, starting in the 1850s when gold prospectors brought the first grapevines in their saddlebags. Economic downturns, prohibition and war all tried to kill the fledgling wine industry, but it hung on thanks to gentleman farmers and members of the mining industry who supplied a thirsty clientele. Today, although the mines have gone quiet, wineries are thriving in the hills of the Gold Country, and the pioneering spirit lives on in their distinctive vintages and growing techniques. Join author Mary Anne Davis as she explores the family vineyards of the California foothills.
Author: Heather Hebert Publisher: Gibbs Smith ISBN: 1423651405 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 325
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Celebrate the sophisticated blend of agriculture and style that defines California wine country. With well-told stories and stunning photography, author Heather Hebert features the architecture of 25 California wineries in her alluring new book, The New Architecture of Wine. As wine tourism has increased, California vintners have embraced the call to create splendid spaces where visitors can taste their unique varieties and enjoy conversation about wine. In place of imitating old-world European estates, grand architectural statements or quirky forays into bohemianism, the new architecture of wine has evolved into a celebration of California’s topography, agricultural heritage, historic architectural vernacular, and forward-thinking passion for sustainability and design. The 25 wineries featured in The New Architecture of Wine, all built within the last ten years, include buildings designed by top architects Juan Carlos Fernandez and Howard Backen, among others. Together, these wineries form an authentic expression of the winemakers’ passion for the land and its heritage—an homage to California. Heather Hebert, formerly the director of marketing for a San Francisco-based architecture firm with an international practice, spent 25+ years guiding the firm's marketing, brand identity, and positioning on a global scale. She works directly with clients to develop their brand strategy and design stories for their hotel, resort, winery, multi-family residential and urban mixed-use projects. Heather lives in Marin County, California, with her husband and four children. The New Architecture of Wine is her first book.
Author: Thomas Pinney Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 052093458X Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 572
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The Vikings called North America "Vinland," the land of wine. Giovanni de Verrazzano, the Italian explorer who first described the grapes of the New World, was sure that "they would yield excellent wines." And when the English settlers found grapes growing so thickly that they covered the ground down to the very seashore, they concluded that "in all the world the like abundance is not to be found." Thus, from the very beginning the promise of America was, in part, the alluring promise of wine. How that promise was repeatedly baffled, how its realization was gradually begun, and how at last it has been triumphantly fulfilled is the story told in this book. It is a story that touches on nearly every section of the United States and includes the whole range of American society from the founders to the latest immigrants. Germans in Pennsylvania, Swiss in Georgia, Minorcans in Florida, Italians in Arkansas, French in Kansas, Chinese in California—all contributed to the domestication of Bacchus in the New World. So too did innumerable individuals, institutions, and organizations. Prominent politicians, obscure farmers, eager amateurs, sober scientists: these and all the other kinds and conditions of American men and women figure in the story. The history of wine in America is, in many ways, the history of American origins and of American enterprise in microcosm. While much of that history has been lost to sight, especially after Prohibition, the recovery of the record has been the goal of many investigators over the years, and the results are here brought together for the first time. In print in its entirety for the first time, A History of Wine in America is the most comprehensive account of winemaking in the United States, from the Norse discovery of native grapes in 1001 A.D., through Prohibition, and up to the present expansion of winemaking in every state.
Author: Thomas Pinney Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520062245 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 584
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Tells the story of vitaculture and winemaking in America and discusses the individuals, organizations and institutions associated with the enterprise
Author: Michael Legat Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755126718 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 150
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Written by Michael Legat, who enjoyed a successful career as publisher, novelist and tutor/lecturer in Creative Writing, these Guides contain both basic information and thought provoking commentary on the steps needed to succeed as a writer.
Author: Michael Legat Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 075512667X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 356
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In a time when working conditions were renowned for their harsh cruelty, Harcourts' Silk Mill surpassed them all with a brutal regime. Richard Goodwin, in a final bid for freedom, journeys to a neighbouring town and a rival mill. There he acquires the secrets and skills of the silk trade, and power!
Author: Michael Legat Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755126653 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 126
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Written by Michael Legat, who enjoyed a successful career as publisher, novelist and tutor/lecturer in Creative Writing, these Guides contain both basic information and thought provoking commentary on the steps needed to succeed as a writer.
Author: Michael Legat Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755126769 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 306
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Reckless and headstrong Jan Shapiro resigned himself never learning the intricate skills of diamond cutting, which was the family business. But his father saw it as his duty. Depressed and frustrated, Jan leaves Amsterdam. But what lay ahead was a story of passion, love, betrayal – and riches beyond measure.
Author: Michael Legat
Author: Michael Legat
Author: Dan Amatuzzi
Author: Mary Anne Davis
Author: Heather Hebert
Author: Thomas Pinney
Author: Thomas Pinney
Author: Michael Legat
Author: Michael Legat
Author: Michael Legat
Author: Michael Legat