Western Colorado Fruit & Wine:: A Bountiful History

by Jodi Buchan

Book Overview

Enterprising pioneers transformed the isolated lands of the North Fork and Grand Valleys into blossoming oases. Sowing cultural roots in this arid rocky landscape, the settlers cultivated what became delectable destinations boasting world-class wine and award-winning fruit. Midwestern immigrants cultivated orchards, Europeans produced their own table wine and growers delivered their harvest by horse and wagon to the first locavore market--area miners...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626197806
• ISBN13: 9781626197800
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"