Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Early California, the Missions, and Their Eponymous (and Tasteless) Grape
Chapter 2: “City of Vineyards”- Commercial Winemaking Takes Root in Southern California
Chapter 3: Northern California - The Gold Rush, Agoston Haraszthy, and the Roots of the Modern California Wine Industry
Chapter 4: After Haraszthy - Sonoma, Napa, and the Confluence of Wealth and Wine
Part Two: A Bug, A Temblor, a Sunken Liner, and One Bummer of a Law
Chapter 5: Phylloxera and Other Perils
Chapter 6: The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Chapter 7: A City Rebuilt, a “War-Ending” War, and an Underattended World’s Fair
Chapter 8: The Ignoble Experiment of Prohibition
Part Three: After Prohibition
Chapter 9: Repeal, Replant, Replenish, Revive
Chapter 10: Robert Mondavi’s Contagious Passion for Wine
Chapter 11: Stellar Cellars and the Judgment of Paris
Chapter 12: Now That They’ve Seen Paris
Conclusion
Chronology
Bibliography
Index
About the Author