Italian Swiss Colony, 1949-1989: recollections of a third-generation California winemaker :
oral history transcript /
Edmund A. Rossi, Jr. ; with an introduction by A. Dinsmoor Webb ; an interview conducted by Ruth Teiser and Lisa Jacobson in 1988, 1989. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, c1990 :
and related material,
1988-1990.

Description

Main Author

Rossi, Edmund A., 1924-

Related Names

Teiser, Ruth, interviewer.
Jacobson, Lisa, interviewer.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Language(s)

English

Subjects

Heublein, inc.
Italian-Swiss Colony.
Wineries > Wineries / California > Wineries / California / Sonoma County.
Vintners > Vintners / California > Vintners / California / Interviews.
Wine and wine making > Wine and wine making / California > Wine and wine making / California / History.
Oral histories.

Summary

Topics covered: Three generations of Rossi family winemakers; winery at Asti, California; various owners of Italian Swiss Colony; flavored wines; influence of Louis Petri; winery personnel; brandy and high-proof wines; research and development of products; international investigations for Heublein; professional organizations and research papers; modern advances in the vineyard and winery.

Note

Audio cassettes of original interview are included. Classified as: Phonotape 2441 c.
Interviewed for: The Wine Spectator California Winemen Oral History Series.
Also available online.

Physical Description

Phonotapes: 15 cassettes.
Transcript: ix, 184 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

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