13 min
How scientists saved the California wine industry One Bold Idea
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After the repeal of Prohibition, the wine industry was in tatters. California wines were selling, but they were bad. Really bad. In fact, about twenty percent of the wines made in 1933 had spoilage. In this episode, we'll learn how a team of tenacious scientists at the Department of Viticulture at the University Farm (later UC Davis), put California wine on the map.
After the repeal of Prohibition, the wine industry was in tatters. California wines were selling, but they were bad. Really bad. In fact, about twenty percent of the wines made in 1933 had spoilage. In this episode, we'll learn how a team of tenacious scientists at the Department of Viticulture at the University Farm (later UC Davis), put California wine on the map.
13 min