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Book Overview
James Conaway's remarkable bestseller delves into the heart of California's lush and verdant Napa Valley, also known as America's Eden. Long the source of succulent grapes and singular wines, this... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0395468809
ISBN13:9780395468807
Release Date:January 1990
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:529 Pages
Weight:2.18 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
In Conaway, Veritas...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is a masterful narrative, of interest to enophiles, wine drinkers, travellers, and cultural historians, too. Compelling personal stories, enough details about the challenges and processes of the business, and a good sense of the times in which these pioneers found themselves add up to a wonderful page turner. Read this before your first visit to Napa and your experience will be all the more wonderful...and you'll know why, for example, it's "Neibaum-Coppola" and not just "Coppola."
Napa, not Utopia
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This book is a crash course in modern Napa Valley politics that reads like a novel. Conaway profiles the main characters in the Valley's battle to balance growth with preservation with both historical accuracy and insight. For anyone interested in the American wine industry, Conaway's book is a primer on how the movers and shakers got to the top and how they intend to stay there.
Connection to a Place
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Especially if you're planning a visit to the California Wine Country, consider spending some time with this book. The story is fascinating and provides an almost personal connection that gives a wonderful context to one's own experience of the place. Footprints of many of the storied poineers can still be found in the Valley today, but one might miss them trusting only a tour book. Conaway is sometimes criticized for his politics shining through the latter part of the book, but (perhaps due to my on sympathies?) I would disagree. There have been dramatic changes in the American wine industry and especially in Napa Valley over the past twenty years, and hearing a well articulated commentary (at least through the first of those watershed years) detracts little from the picture Conaway evokes. Grab a glass of your favorite Napa Cabernet or Chardonnay and enjoy!
Great Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Covers the history of the valley, mixing money, family fueds, and agriculture.I read it in one flight, couldn't put it down
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