Article on US Wine History

[beano]

Not sure if this is the proper place for this but I found this article interesting, as others my, but it is kind of a long read.


"Every Sunday, Fortune publishes a favorite story from our magazine archives. This week, we turn to a feature from 1934 on the U.S. wine industry (original headline: “The Wines of the U.S.”)."



http://fortune.com/2012/03/25/can-wine-become-an-american-habit-fortune-1934/


Beano

 

[A2]

Awesome. I love wine, I love history.

 

[bkisel]

A lengthy article but worth the read. Very interesting.

I'd like to learn more about those "wine bricks" that were sold for a period of time. Could it be something that gets resurrected by the kit wine manufactures?

 

[sour_grapes]

A nice read, and quite interesting at that.

I think it may have been written in part by JohnT:

In 1852 one E. W. Bull produced the Concord, which was the most prolific and hardiest of all American grapes. Connoisseurs complain that wine made from Concords is unfit to drink.

 

[JohnT]

A nice read, and quite interesting at that.

I think it may have been written in part by JohnT:

I would say something, but that said it all.