A history of wine in America. Volume 1, From the beginnings to prohibition /

The Vikings called North America "Vinland," the land of wine. Giovanni de Verrazzano, the Italian explorer who first described the grapes of the New World, was sure that "they would yield excellent wines." And when the English settlers found grapes growing so thickly that they co...

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Main Author: Pinney, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: CA : University of California Press, 2007.
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