While measuring, photographing, looking for distinguishing marks on the various barrels in the Wine History Project’s collection, I stumbled upon a barrel marked with TOKAY. Here are some interesting tidbits of history from what might be behind the life of our barrels.
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This well-known tool has been made from almost everything from paper to stone. Our collection has six wonderful examples of various types of funnels once used in wineries or home winemaking. Read about the variety of funnels and the materials used in their construction and available “back in the day.”
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Wars, religion, health, laws, temperance, and Prohibition all influenced the consumption of beverages between 1865 and 1935, many of these once new beverages are still with us today.
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Wine bottles with a balloon-shaped body are known as balloon bottles. Fragile and often covered with a weaving of straw or raffia, they also became known as wicker bottles.
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In the first two decades of the 20th century, most California winemakers were in denial about the...
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