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Author: Cindy Lambert

The Gold Rush, Restaurants, Grapes And Prohibition

The Gold Rush, Restaurants, Grapes And Prohibition

Posted by | Oct 23, 2024 | , , , , , |

Located near the northeastern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, between the Presidio of San Francisco and the Mission San Francisco de Asis, was a Spanish settlement, Yerba Buena. This settlement was originally established as a trading post for ships visiting the Bay area. Yerba Buena grew to become the great city of San Francisco. The Alcalde or mayor of Yerba Buena issued a proclamation renaming the town San Francisco on January 30, 1847. In 1848 the population of the newly-named town of San Francisco was about 1,000.

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Benito Dusi Vineyard – Celebrating 100 Years

Benito Dusi Vineyard – Celebrating 100 Years

Posted by | Aug 15, 2024 | , , , , |

By 1919, California had become America’s leading winegrowing state with over 1,000 wineries in operation. On January 16th, 1919, with the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution everything changed. This was the beginning of the Prohibition Era in America – 1920-1933. It was not illegal to drink. Any wine, beer, or spirits in the possession of an American in 1920 could be enjoyed and consumed at home. The 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act stipulated that individual states should enforce Prohibition according to their own laws. Local law enforcement in San Luis Obispo County was vigilant, harsh and terrifying. People were arrested, jailed and paid large fines for making and selling wine.

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Faucets, Spigots, Spouts And Taps

Faucets, Spigots, Spouts And Taps

Posted by | Jun 20, 2024 | , , , , |

These important artifacts known as wine spouts and spigots or taps, are used in making wine and they are made from brass, bronze, metal, copper, and stainless-steel. They are in a range of small, medium and larger sizes and have a gradually narrowing thread usually made of brass for use with wooden wine barrels, kegs, and casks. This type of taps, spouts and spigots are ideal to be fitted to small, medium, and larger wooden barrels and apothecary glass, porcelain, and ceramic jars. They were used for wine, olive and vinegar oils, whiskey, beer, cider, juices; both storing and dispensing these liquids.

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Getting An Education In California Winemakers By Reading The Judgment Of Paris 1976 Book by George Taber: Comparing The David And Judy Breitstein Historical California Wine Collection To The Scorecard For The Judgment Of Paris 1976

Getting An Education In California Winemakers By Reading The Judgment Of Paris 1976 Book by George Taber: Comparing The David And Judy Breitstein Historical California Wine Collection To The Scorecard For The Judgment Of Paris 1976

Posted by | May 29, 2024 | |

In April 2024 the David and Judy Breitstein historic collection catalog was highlighted on the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County’s website. The catalog contains nearly 200 significant bottles of wine from California’s wine history: a collection which the Breitsteins’ assembled over more than 50 years of collecting.

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