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Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change

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No state can claim a longer history of experimenting with and promoting viticulture than Virginia–nor does any state’s history demonstrate a more astounding record of initial failure and ultimate success.An crucial addition to any wine lover’s library, Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change presents a comprehensive record of the Virginia wine industry, from the earliest Spanish accounts describing Native American vineyards in 1570 through its astonishing rebirth in the brand new era.Grape cultivation–for agriculture, horticultural curiosity, and wine production–has absorbed ambitious Virginians since April 1607, when a couple of casks of European wine washed ashore onto the dunes of Cape Henry in the company of a band of trip-weary English settlers.

Andrew Painter chronicles the dynamic personalities, diverse places, and engrossing personal and political struggles that have established the Old Dominion as probably the most nation’s preeminent wine regions. Virginia’s wine industry now accounts for just about $1 billion in annual sales, with more than 275 wineries growing more than thirty varieties of grapes. The creator discusses a multitude of wine-industry trends, events, secondary industries, and jobs that have revolved around the growing of grapes and the making and promotion of wine. That is the definitive take a look at Virginia’s wine history and culture, in an agricultural and industrial sector that may be itself unique within world commerce and society.

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