Handmade Balloon Bottles
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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Author: Cindy Lambert
Home Winemaking During Prohibition in San Luis Obispo County
In the first two decades of the 20th century, most California winemakers were in denial about the...
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Temperance Efforts in the City of San Luis Obispo
Frances E. Willard (1839-1898). National president of Woman’s Christian Temperance Union from 1879...
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Drinking Customs 1630-1830: Why Temperance and Prohibition Became Important
A fashion in the South was to take a glass of whiskey, flavored with mint, soon after waking....
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Is Somebody Stealing Your Wine?
How do winemakers extract wine from barrels? The two winery tools discussed in this article are the wine thief and the tastevin.
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