The Prohibition exhibit, Temperance, Teetotalers, and Taboo is currently on display at the El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society. The exhibit contains some very interesting items from the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County collections.
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During Prohibition, fresh-packed grapes was the business to be in to boost sales for the wineries and vineyards across California. The grapes needed to get to markets across the nation.
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It was illegal to sell wine in bottles for centuries. There were so many different bottle types...
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Gallon stills, bottles, malt syrup, corn sugar, corn syrup, hops, yeast, bottle cappers, and concentrated grapes were legally sold in hardware and grocery stores. Licensed doctors were permitted to prescribe distilled spirits, wine, and whiskey as treatments for ailments, with a limitation of one pint every ten days.
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In the 1920s, the formation of associations and co-ops was widespread in America. Many voluntary citizen cooperatives banded together to solve the problems of crime and lobbying for legislation. Agricultural publishing organizations created membership groups that kept farmers informed and connected them with a larger community
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