Recently I finished reading When the Rivers Ran Red: An Amazing Story of Courage and Triumph in America’s Wine Country by Vivienne Sosnowski. What a powerful story about Prohibition. Sosnowski presents a side of Prohibition that is seldom heard – the side of the winemakers and vineyard owners. Yes, there is a lot of detail but this is a nonfiction book and the details included provide a believability of how Prohibition affected those in particularly in Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Historians and wine enthusiasts will enjoy reading about the other side of Prohibition. For a review of the book read the Wine Trail Traveler review.

We recently visited one of the wineries that lost thousands of gallons of wine mentioned in the book. Read a review of Foppiano Vineyards on Wine Trail Traveler.