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THE FINE WINES OF CALIFORNIA : A Discriminating Buyer's Guide for the Consumer and Connoisseur
by Hannum, Hurst; & Blumberg, Robert S
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- Near Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. First Edition, First Pinting . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Beverly Armstrong (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace edge rubs. Published simultaneously with hard-cover edition, 1971. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Guide to the best of wines produced in California in the late 1960s. The volume concentrates on table wines --- unfortified with 10.5 to 14 percent alcohol --- and, restricted to those wines denominat "premium wines" (not bottled in bulk in gallon or half gallon jugs) with prices ranging from $1.50 to $4 a bottle (the wonders of yesteryear), Text in 5 parts: Part I, Some General Topics; II, The Wineries & Their Wines; III, Sampling of Smaller Wineries; IV, Jug-a-Lug; and V, Conclusion, followed by pointers on how to read/interpret California Wine Labels. The co-authors are both native Californians who toured the famous wine-growing areas of Europe together in their student days, and both teach a course in wine appreciation at the Univ of California in Davis. With the passage of time, the book also marks a milestone in the history of California wineries and their products.
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- Title
- THE FINE WINES OF CALIFORNIA : A Discriminating Buyer's Guide for the Consumer and Connoisseur
- Author
- Hannum, Hurst; & Blumberg, Robert S
- Illustrator
- Beverly Armstrong (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Pinting
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Table Wines/California/Wineries/Vineyards/Travel/Guide
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