California Vines, Wines & Pioneers

by Sherry Monahan

Book Overview

Grab your glass and take to the wine trail with food genealogist Sherry Monahan as she traces the roots of California's Vines, Wines & Pioneers." While cowboys and early settlers were writing the oft-told history of the Wild West, California's wine pioneers were cultivating a delicious industry. The story begins when Franciscan missionaries planted the first grapes in Southern California in 1769. Almost a century later, news of gold drew thirsty prospectors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609498844
• ISBN13: 9781609498849
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"