A companion to California wine
Subtitle: an encyclopedia of wine and winemaking from the mission period to the present
By: Charles L. Sullivan ; with a foreword by Hugh Johnson.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: Wine and wine making -- California -- Encyclopedias.
Other titles: California wine
Description: "Sullivan's encyclopedic handbook traces the Golden State's wine industry from its mission period and Gold Rush origins down to last year's planting and vintage statistics. All aspects of wine are included, and wine production from vine propagation to bottling is described in straightforward language. There are entries for some 750 wineries, both historical and contemporary; for more than 100 wine grape varieties, from Aleatico to Zinfandel; and for wine types from claret to vermouth - all given in a historical context."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-420) and index.