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Article: Wine Institute celebrates 75th: speakers revisit culinary and marketing trends.(Faces & Forums)
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- August 1, 2009
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Napa, Calif. -- Members and guests of California's pre-eminent wine lobbying organization reviewed the progress of their industry since the repeal of Prohibition during a 75th anniversary party June 8 at Silverado Resort. Industry consultants Jon Fredrikson and Evan Goldstein recounted "Milestones of California Wine" in an entertaining multimedia presentation that highlighted marketing trends and American culinary developments over the decades.
Goldstein led a tasting of three wines that represented milestones: Christian Brothers California Cream Sherry, typical of the sweet and fortified wines that made up much of the state's production through the 1960s; Fetzer ...