Making wine in California, 1944-1987
By: with an introduction by Maynard A. Amerine ; interview conducted by Ruth Teiser and Lisa Jacobson ; Regional Oral History Office,
Contributors: Amerine, M. A. 1911-; Teiser, Ruth.; Jacobson, Lisa.; Nightingale, Alice Adele Thompson, 1919-; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Publisher: University of California
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Subjects: Sherwan-Jones Winery (Lodi, Calif.); Italian-Swiss Colony.; Cresta Blanca Winery (Livermore, Calif.); Beringer Vineyards (St. Helena, Calif.); Wine and wine making -- California.; Viticulture -- California.
Other titles: Wine Spectator California winemen oral history series.
Description: Discusses his education at the University of California, Berkeley, and his experiences working for the Sherwan-Jones Winery in Lodi, Calif., Italian Swiss Colony in Asti, Calif., the Cresta Blanca Winery in Livermore, Calif., during the years Schenley Industries owned it, and Beringer Vineyards in St. Helena, California. He also discusses his retirement and work as a consultant. It also includes, with his wife, Alice A. T. Nightingale, recollections of their development of botrytised Semillon and recent production.