| The history of wine consumption in
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| | Amendment, not the free trade mandates of
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| America has been frought with starts,
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| | the U.S. Constitution.Because every state
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| stops, and inconsistencies. The American
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| | has the power to make their own laws
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| population has always had a love-hate
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| | regarding wine sales, it has effectively
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| relationship with alcohol. Historic
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| | made commercial wine distribution a
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| prohibitionist attitudes amongst much of
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| | convoluted mess. Marketing wine in the
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| the American population have blurred the
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| | U.S. continues to be a difficult and
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| line between moderate wine consumption
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| | frustrating task, especially for smaller
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| and detrimental alcoholism. As a result,
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| | wineries.The effects of the 21st
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| regular, moderate consumption of wine by
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| | Amendment have had a major impact on the
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| the American public continues to face
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| | history of wine consumption in the U.S.
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| ideological and legal impediments.The
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| | during the 20th and 21st Centuries. Its
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| History of Wine Consumption During the
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| | legacy is a tangle of state and county
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| Colonial YearsSince its origins, the
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| | laws that regulate the production and
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| history of wine consumption in America
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| | sale of wine.The Fortified Wine
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| has been both encouraged and despised by
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| | YearsImmediately after the repeal of
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| different demographic groups. Spanish
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| | Prohibition, wine consumption dropped as
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| missionaries produced the earliest New
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| | Americans had renewed access to spirits
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| World wine during the early 17th Century.
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| | and beer. From the repeal of Prohibition
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| Shortly thereafter, French immigrants
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| | to the late 1950s, high-alcohol dessert
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| began to cultivate grapes in the Hudson
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| | and fortified wines dominated the market.
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| River Valley. They made wine, juice, and
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| | These were the darkest days of the
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| preserves.The early history of wine
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| | history of wine production and
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| consumption in America was dominated by
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| | consumption. Many fortified wines were
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| immigrants whom were primarily Catholic,
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| | produced and sold extremely cheaply, and
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| and of Central or Southern European
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| | catered to the "misery market". "Winos"
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| descent. The bulk of wine-drinking
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| | drank these overly alcoholic concoctions
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| immigrants came from the wine loving
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| | becauses they were the cheapest way to
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| nations of France, Italy, Germany, and
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| | get drunk. In the quest for short-term
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| Spain. They descended from cultural
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| | profits, unscrupulous producers stamped a
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| traditions that valued social wine
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| | black mark on the history of wine in
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| consumption with the evening meal.The
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| | America.From 1934 to the early 1950s,
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| aforementioned wine drinkers were
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| | immigrant families consumed the majority
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| counterbalanced by immigrants from
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| | of table wines. Unfortunately, many of
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| Northern Europe. Many held Puritan
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| | their offspring did not follow their
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| belief systems that discouraged or banned
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| | parents traditional drink choices and
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| alcohol consumption of any kind. The
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| | began consuming beer and cocktails as
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| nativist movements of the early 18th
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| | they assimilated into American society.
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| Century cast suspician on immigrant
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| | Table wine was a mysterious beverage to
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| groups that retained Old World customs
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| | most Americans and was associated with
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| and did not entirely assimilate into
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| | high-society and recent arrivals from
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| American society.Wine consumption was a
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| | Southern and Central Europe.The Jug Wine
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| lightning rod for these discriminatory
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| | YearsAmerica's taste for non-fortified
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| points of view. Although not accurate,
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| | wines finally began to develop in the
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| alcoholism was seen as a problem only
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| | early 1960s. The majority of these new
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| associated with certain ethnic groups
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| | wine drinkers were young, well-traveled,
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| that enjoyed wine. Whiskey and beer was
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| | and relatively affluent. As the Baby
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| the actual source of vast majority of
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| | Boom generation came of age, the ranks of
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| problematic inebriation. Nonetheless,
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| | wine drinkers increased. Even still, the
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| early prohibitionist forces were very
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| | majority of consumers bought simple,
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| effective at linking wine to the ills of
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| | sweet wines.The early 1980s saw the
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| American society.History of Wine
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| | height of the frenzy to promote and sell
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| Consumption During the 19th CenturyIn the
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| | inexpensive wines to the American public.
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| 1830s, Americans consumed massive amounts
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| | The White Zinfandel rage was and
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| of whiskey and beer. Alcoholism was
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| | continues to be a major part of the
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| extremely widespread and was affecting
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| | market. Total American wine consumption
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| the stability of the American family.
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| | reached an all-time high due to a massive
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| Husbands spent time in the saloons
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| | influx of capital and advertising.
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| instead of with their families, and
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| | Despite predictions of continued
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| rampant drunkedness increased instances
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| | increases, it did not materialize.At the
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| of philandering and crime.Ironically, as
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| | same time, overall alcohol consumption
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| Prohibitionist fervor gained national
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| | decreased in the United States during the
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| momentum in the nineteenth century, the
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| | 1980s. The anti-drug and alcohol
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| American wine industry boomed. From
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| | movement justifyably discouraged
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| 1860-1880, Phylloxera devastated the
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| | dangerous levels of drug and alcohol
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| vineyards of France. California wine
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| | ingestion. Unfortunately, extremists in
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| production greatly increased to fill the
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| | the movement also attacked the history of
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| international void. Huge tracts of
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| | wine consumption in America.
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| vineyards were planted in Southern
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| | Zero-tolerance attitudes portrayed
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| California to satisfy the international
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| | moderate wine consumption as not only
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| demand for wine. However, most of this
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| | hazardous to the individual, but also as
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| production was exported and it did not
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| | detrimental to the entire population.The
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| have a major impact on the history of
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| | Renaissance YearsIn the late 1980s, jug
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| wine consumption in America.By the
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| | wine consumption fell sharply. American
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| mid-1880s, European wine production
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| | tastes were changing, and the market
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| rebounded, causing a glut of American
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| | began to demand wines with defined
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| wine. To make matters worse, Pierce's
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| | characteristics. Mike Benziger's Glen
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| Disease and Phylloxera simultaneously
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| | Ellen Winery entered the void, creating
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| struck Southern California's vineyards.
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| | the hugely popular "fighting varietals"
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| Rising population and real estate values
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| | genre. These wines bridged the gap
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| in the Los Angeles Basin was the last
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| | between the generic production of the
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| nail in the coffin of extensive
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| | past, and the boutique wineries of the
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| viticulture in the region. With
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| | following decade.Much of America's
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| Prohibitionist attitudes constantly
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| | current interest in quality wine stems
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| gaining momentum, American demand for
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| | from a 1991 60 Minutes Program that
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| wine was insufficient to make up for the
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| | examined the health benefits of moderate
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| loss of the much larger European
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| | wine consumption. The "French Paradox"
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| market.History of Wine During the
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| | is the fact that the French consume fatty
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| Prohibition YearsIn response to the
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| | foods, significant red wine, and have a
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| massive outcry of many Americans against
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| | very low incidence of heart disease.
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| alcohol consumption, Congress passed the
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| | This news had a major impact on American
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| 18th Amendment in 1917. It banned the
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| | wine consumption, especially in aging,
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| commercial production and sale of alcohol
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| | affluent demographic groups.The
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| in America. The Volstead Act was
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| | Future...Factors to ConsiderAs American
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| ratified in 1920 and expounded on the
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| | society becomes increasingly more
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| actual implementation of Prohibition. It
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| | fast-paced and hectic, fewer families are
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| also mandated several loopholes in
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| | sitting down together for dinner. This
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| alcohol production and consumption.
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| | is not a positive sign for American wine
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| Physicians could prescribe alcohol and it
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| | consumption as few people open up a
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| could be consumed for religious purposes.
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| | bottle of wine to drink with their
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| Additionally, a head of household was
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| | drive-thru or take-out dinners.Wine
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| legally allowed to produce 200 gallons of
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| | enjoyment is symtomatic of relaxation,
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| wine a year for personal use. This was
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| | and these days American society is
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| largely a concession to the significant
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| | anything but relaxed. The history of
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| Italian-American electorate.Because of
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| | wine is also synonymous with stable
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| the Volstead Act, American wine
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| | family relationships, and the divorce
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| consumption actually increased during
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| | rate in the U.S. is currently about
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| Prohibition. The traditional American
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| | 50%.Furthermore, wine is a complicated
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| alcoholic beverages of beer and distilled
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| | subject that generally requires a certain
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| spirits were illegal to produce and sell
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| | amount of leisure time and money to
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| from 1920-1933. As a result, regions
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| | become a true adherent. Additionally,
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| like Lodi saw a massive increase in
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| | wine has an unflattering image amongst
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| demand for grapes used for home
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| | many American alcohol consumers who
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| winemaking.Prohibition did not curtail
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| | prefer beer or liquor. In my opinion,
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| the American apetite for alcohol, it
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| | there are limits to how large the quality
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| merely destroyed the legal framework that
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| | wine market can increase.On a more
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| governed alcohol sales. Due to the
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| | positive note, the American population is
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| inaccessibility of alcohol, the use of
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| | aging, and older, more affluent people
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| other drugs, including cocaine and
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| | tend to enjoy wine more than other
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| marijauna greatly increased.
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| | demographic groups. Hopefully they will
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| Additionally, the government lost a major
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| | pass their appreciation of wine to the
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| source of revenue from taxing alcohol as
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| | next generation.In many ways, the history
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| organize crime took over the means of
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| | of wine consumption in the U.S. is a
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| production and distribution. The
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| | microcosm of both the positives and
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| American public became increasingly
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| | negatives that have come with the innate
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| dissolutioned with the government's
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| | American experience. Studying the
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| stubborn attempt to attain the
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| | history of wine consumption in the U.S.
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| impossible.The 21st Amendment: Repeal of
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| | illuminates the political, cultural,
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| ProhibitionAfter a decade of the "noble
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| | religious, and racial diversity that has
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| experiment", Congress passed the 21st
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| | made the nation what it is today.America
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| Amendment. It ended national Prohibition
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| | has a relatively small but growing
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| and transferred the authority to allow or
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| | population of wine-lovers. Although the
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| ban production and sale of alcohol to
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| | number of regular wine drinkers are far
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| individual states. Many states relegated
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| | from being a majority, they will continue
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| this authority to the county level.
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| | to grow as the population ages. Future
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| Counties in some states prohibit alcohol
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| | trends will probably include an increase
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| to this day. The history of wine
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| | in consumption of quality varietals grown
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| production and sales since the repeal of
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| | in specific, terroir-driven locations.
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| Prohibition has been governed by the 21st
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