A century of winegrowing in Sonoma County, 1896-1996 :
oral history transcript /
Louis J. Foppiano. Interviews conducted by Carole Hicke in 1996. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
1996.

Description

Main Author

Foppiano, Louis J., 1910-

Related Names

Foppiano, Della, interviewee.
Hicke, Carole, interviewer.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Language(s)

English

Subjects

Foppiano Vineyards.
Sonoma County Grape Growers Association.
Depressions > Depressions / 1929 > Depressions / 1929 / California.
Prohibition > Prohibition / California.
Vintners > Vintners / California > Vintners / California / Interviews.
Wine and wine making > Wine and wine making / California > Wine and wine making / California / Healdsburg Area.
Oral histories.

Summary

Louis Foppiano discusses farming in the Healdsburg area; early wineries; Prohibition and Depression eras; Sonoma County Grape Growers Association; Foppiano Vineyards. Includes reminiscences of Della Foppiano.

Note

Forms part of: The Wine Spectator California winemen oral history series.
Also available online.
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as Phonotape 2911 C:1-7.

Physical Description

Phonotapes: 7 sound cassettes.
Transcript: 1 v. (vii, 94 p.) : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

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