On California explores the grapes and the people who have made California wine great. The pioneers, the boffins, the whizz-kids and scientists, many of whom tell their stories on its pages - some in precious archive material, others have set down their thoughts mid-pandemic in 2021: Randall Grahm, Gerald Asher, Steven Spurrier, Paul Draper and Warren Winiarski take a bow....Includes:- California wine and the future: where will the California spirit´ lead next?- The Hollywood Grape´: our authors chart the path of Cabernet Sauvignon, from the wish-list of Thomas Jefferson to the hallowed hillsides of Stag´s Leap and Screaming Eagle- 1976? Of course it was a competition! Steven Spurrier and Patricia Gallagher look back at the motivations behind the famous Paris wine tasting- Top New York sommelier Victoria James tells of her near-death introduction to the whacky world of winemaking in Sonoma- Will the real Zinfandel please stand up? Paul Draper seeks out the true heritage of California´s versatile orphan grape- Contributions from top California writers: Elaine Chukan Brown, Mary Margaret McCamic MW, Karen MacNeil, Esther Mobley, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Liz Thach MW, Clare Tooley MW, and Kelli White- Hugh Johnson, Jane Anson and Fiona Morrison MW introduce California´s intrepid wine pioneers- Rex Pickett´s Sideways heroes, Jack and Miles, clink glasses over the Central Coast´s finest Pinot Noir- A-Z: from Bob´ Mondavi to Xylem sap-sensors and pink Zinfandel - California wine in bite-size
