Wines of Eastern North America: From Prohibition to the Present--A History and Desk Reference

by Hudson Cattell

In 1975 there were 125 wineries in eastern North America. By 2013 there were more than 2,400. How and why the eastern United States and Canada became a major wine region of the world is the subject of this history. Unlike winemakers in California with its Mediterranean climate, the pioneers who founded the industry after Prohibition--1933 in the United States and 1927 in Ontario--had to overcome natural obstacles such as subzero cold in winter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801451981
• ISBN13: 9780801451980
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher