The War on Wine

Victor W. Geraci, who earned his PhD in history at the University of California Santa Barbara, was an assistant and then associate professor of history at Central Connecticut State University from 1997 to 2003. In 2003, Geraci began a new role with the University of California Berkeley Bancroft Library Oral History Center as a food and wine historian/specialist, and was the program's associate director until his retirement in 2013. His main areas of research include American agriculture with a specific focus on the California wine industry.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: The Early Republic's Failure To Establish A Wine Culture
Chapter Two: The Rise of the First American Wine Culture
Chapter Three: Loss and Rebirth of An American Wine Culture
Chapter Four: Rebuilding the Wine Industry
Chapter Five: A Perfect Man for the Job: A Faltering Wine Institute Seeks New Leadership
Chapter Six: Stabilizing the Wine Institute and Reestablishing A Tarnished American Wine Industry
Chapter Seven: Neoprohibition: The Continuing Battle for an American Wine Culture
Chapter Eight: Alla Vostra Salute — To Your Health
Chapter Nine: Bio-nutrition, Pyramids, and Labels
Chapter Ten: Direct Shipping
Chapter Eleven: Politics of Wine: Bipartisanship, Soundbites, and the Wine Caucus
Chapter Twelve: Establishing the Path for the Wine Institute's Future
Epilogue: Who Will Carry the Banner Next?
Index
Bibliography
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