From Demon to Darling: A Legal History of Wine in America

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

From Demon to Darling This page intentionally left blank From Demon toDarling A LEGAL HISTORY OF WINE IN AMERICA Richard Mendehon Foreword by Margrit Biever Mondavi U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A P R E S S B E R K E L E Y L O S A N G E L E S L O N D O N University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www .ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2009 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mendelson, Richard. From demon to darling : a legal history of wine in America / Richard Mendelson ; foreword by Margrit Biever Mondavi, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-0-520-25943-0 (cloth : alk. paper) i. Wine and wine making—Law and legislation— United States—History. I. Title. II. Title: Legal history of wine in America. KF3924.W5M46 2009 343-73'o7864i22—dc22 2008034387 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 81 71 61 51 41 31 2i i1 00 9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO 739.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Max and Naomi Mendehon This page intentionally left blank ...