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[Makers of American Wine] is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in wine... Well written and easy to read. --Portland Book Review (2 Copies)

Pinney is a master researcher deeply immersed in the minutiae of the primary-source record, and his prose is lively but, more important, clear-eyed. He has written a book that tracks the tastes of the nation through the people who chased and changed them. Wine Spectator 20130115 [Makers of American Wine] is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in wine... Well written and easy to read. -- George Erdosh Portland Book Review (2 Copies) 20120806 [Pinney] has succeeded in providing an engaging and well-written account of the very human history of wine in America. -- Robert C. Fuller Bradley University Jrnl Of American History 20130102 Thomas Pinney's engaging style, coupled with his meticulous research, make this a volume to savor and enjoy. -- Bob Walch Salinas Californian 20121201

Pinney is a master researcher deeply immersed in the minutiae of the primary-source record, and his prose is lively but, more important, clear-eyed. He has written a book that tracks the tastes of the nation through the people who chased and changed them. --Wine Spectator [Makers of American Wine] is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in wine... Well written and easy to read. --Portland Book Review (2 Copies) [Pinney] has succeeded in providing an engaging and well-written account of the very human history of wine in America. --Jrnl of American History

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Thomas Pinney is Professor of English, Emeritus, at Pomona College. He is the author or editor of several books including the two-volume A History of Wine in America (UC Press). The second volume of this definitive wine history won the 2006 International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for best book on wine, beer, or spirits.

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