Posts Tagged ‘prohibition’
How to Start Your New Year Wine Cellar: The Historical Perspective
December 28th, 2009 by Tom Johnson
Suzette Dewey, daughter of U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Dewey, spent Prohibition as a notorius Chicago flapper. Upon Repeal, she published a short primer on proper drinking, Wines for Those Who Have Forgotten and Those Who Want to Know. Though wine has been served in most countries for generations, the writer realizes that [...]
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Sanctimonious Puritanism, Pure and Simple
November 12th, 2009 by Tom Johnson
The Tribune Comany’s advice columnist — appearing here in the Los Angeles Times — is asked (and I paraphrase) this question: When we babysit our grandchild, our daughter has a zero tolerance policy on drinking. We like a glass of wine at night. What do you think? “Ask Amy” columnist Amy Dickinson answers (and I [...]
Tags: prohibition, Regulation, wine
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The Volstead Act
October 28th, 2009 by Tom Johnson
Poor Kenneth, An Almanack reminds me that today is the anniversary of the passage of the Volstead Act, which turned the new 18th Amendment to the Constitution into a set of laws that came to be known as Prohibition. What’s lost to the fog of memory is the societal condition that made Prohibition into a [...]
Tags: History, prohibition, wine
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