Finger Lakes Wine Country (Images of America)

Finger Lakes Wine Country (Images of America)
- Number of Pages: 128
- Publishing House: Arcadia Publishing
- Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
- Series: Images of America
- Release Date: March 23, 2015
- Location: New York
- ISBN Number: 9781467123341
- Book Format: Paperback
- BISAC Categories: Business & Economics, Photography, History
For more than 150 years, Finger Lakes Wine Country has played a major role in American wine history. At its heart are the four deepest Finger Lakes, part of a group of 11 long, narrow lakes in central New York. There, nestled among Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, and Cayuga Lakes, farmers began planting vineyards in the 1830s. In 1860, the Pleasant Valley Wine Company became Americas first bonded winery, turning Keuka Lake into a busy shipping hub for fresh grapes and award-winning champagnes. Other wineries soon followed, as did railroads and basket factories. Early 20th century business was good until Prohibition forced wineries to reinvent themselves. In the 1950s and 1960s, innovators like Charles Fournier, Dr. Konstantin Frank, and Walter S. Taylor experimented with hybrid and European vinifera grape varieties. But by the 1970s, local grape growers faced extinction; it would take a grassroots movement and landmark legislation in 1976 to bring about a Finger Lakes wine renaissance.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer Arcadia Publishing
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2015-03-23
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781467123341

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer	Arcadia Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2015-03-23
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781467123341

Finger Lakes Wine Country (Images of America)

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