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History and philosophy of winemaking at Ridge Vineyards 1970s-1990s : oral history transcript / 1994.
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Title:

History and philosophy of winemaking at Ridge Vineyards 1970s-1990s : oral history transcript / 1994
Wine spectator California winemen oral history series

Creator/Contributor:

Draper, Paul, 1936-, creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Teiser, Ruth, interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Draper discusses his Stanford education, wine indoctrination; army service in Italy, and foreign affairs work in South America, 1960-1966; establishing a winery in Chile, 1967: equipment, cooperage; Ridge Vineyards & other California wineries and production processes; importance of vineyard terroir, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, vineyard- designated labels, marketing; sale of Ridge to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.

Date:

1944 (issued)

Subject:

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Vintners -- California -- Interviews
Wine and wine making -- California
Wineries -- California -- Santa Cruz Mountains
Wineries -- California -- Santa Cruz Mountains -- Geyserville
Négociants en vins -- Californie -- Entretiens
Vintners
Wine and wine making
Wineries
Ridge Vineyards
California
California -- Santa Cruz Mountains

Note:

Paul Draper ; interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser in 1994. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Included in: Wine Spectator California Winemen oral history series.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as: Phonotape 2748 C:1-5.
Also available online.
Volume includes index.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library. Duplicate transcript.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

Interviews.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

print
1 v. (viii, 77 leaves) : ill., facsims., port. ; 29 cm.
4 reels.

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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History and philosophy of winemaking at Ridge Vineyards 1970s-1990s : oral history transcript 1994 : Draper, Paul, 1936- : (OCoLC)1086385153