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Author Mendelson, Richard, 1953-

Title From demon to darling : a legal history of wine in America / Richard Mendelson ; foreword by Margrit Biever Mondavi.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2009]
copyright 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.
Contents Temperance -- National prohibition -- Solving problems past -- Transforming wine in American culture.
Note Description based on print version record.
Summary Richard Mendelson brings together his expertise as both a Napa Valley lawyer and a winemaker into this accessible overview of American wine law from colonial times to the present. It is a story of fits and starts that provides a fascinating chronicle of the history of wine in the United States told through the lens of the law. From the country's early support for wine as a beverage to the moral and religious fervor that resulted in Prohibition and to the governmental controls that followed Repeal, Mendelson takes us to the present day--and to the emergence of an authentic and significant wine c.
Subject Wine and wine making -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
LAW -- Taxation.
Wine and wine making -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst01175925
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Electronic books.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Electronic books.
Added Title Legal history of wine in America
Other Form: Print version: Mendelson, Richard, 1953- From demon to darling. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009 9780520259430 (DLC) 2008034387 (OCoLC)243674267
ISBN 9780520943209 (electronic bk.)
0520943201 (electronic bk.)
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