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WineEast century. In 1859, 568,000 gallons of wine were produced around Cincinnati, Ohio, and his Catawba still wine and sparkling Catawba were acclaimed in the United States and Europe. The second chapter is devoted to Nicholas Longworth, who established southern Ohio as a winegrowing center based on the Catawba grape in the second quarter of the 19th George Husmann, the subject of the third chapter, had a career that began in Hermann, Mo., in the middle of the 19th century and ending in California, where he moved in 1881, when he was in his 50s. Today he is primarily recognized for his advocacy of grapegrowing and winemaking based on native vines and Norton in particular. The next four chapters profile individuals who helped build the industry in the years before Prohibition, three of them were from California. In addition to Sbarboro, there was Charles Kohler, whose firm Kohler and Frohling supplied California wine to every sizeable American city by 1875, and Percy T. Morgan, whose brainchild was the California Wine Association. Wine in Print Frank Schoonmaker felt that consumers would benefit from putting the name of the grape variety on the label and identifying its growing region. The fourth, Paul Garrett, had his start in North Carolina, where his fortified wines based on the Scuppernong grape led to the creation of a winemaking empire that produced millions of gallons of wine in the South, New York state and California. His best-known brand was Virginia Dare, and his decision to market his wines with proprietary names and bottle them himself was a departure from the customary practice of selling wine in bulk and proved to be a major reason for his success. Moving to the 20th century, Pinney included Ernest and Julio Gallo for their mass marketing of wine and Robert Mondavi CORK SUPPLIER? All Natural Cork Closures NEED A BETTER Fresh Corks Directly From Portugal 4th Generation Family Cork Producer FREE BRANDING FREE SHIPPING FREE IS BETTER Ask about our Progressive Discounts CALL TODAY Phone (203) 681-7743 Cell (860) 335-0667 email: reliablecork@gmail.com www.reliablecorksolutions.com for his determination to make wines that would match up with the finest in the world. Dr. Konstantin Frank was selected for his outspoken advocacy of vinifera in the east. In recognition of the vital importance of science and technology to modern winemaking, a chapter devoted to Maynard Amerine, a friend of Philip Wagner, is a fitting choice. Two individuals selected by Pinney are likely to come as a real surprise. The first is Frank Schoonmaker, who made a case in the 1930s and 1940s for the regional and varietal labeling of American wines. Schoonmaker felt that consumers would benefit from putting the name of the grape 104 WINES & VINES NOVEMBER 2012