Soft Soil, Black Grapes - 9780814717387

Soft Soil, Black GrapesThe Birth of Italian Winemaking in California\nAuthor(s): Simone Cinotto\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814717387, 978-0814717387\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2013 New York Book Show Award in Scholarly/Professional Book Design\n From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. More than any other group, Italian immigrants and their families have made California viticulture one of America's most distinctive and vibrant achievements, from boutique vineyards in the Sonoma hills to the massive industrial wineries of the Central Valley. But how did a small group of nineteenth-century immigrants plant the roots that flourished into a world-class industry? Was there something particularly \""Italian\"" in their success?\n \n In this fresh, fascinating account of the ethnic origins of California wine, Simone Cinotto rewrites a cen.