V

Vachell, Horace Annesley, 316

Vai, James L., 331

Val Verde, Tex., 408

Valk, Dr. William A., 206

Vallejo, Gen. Mariano, 238 ;

on Sonoma Mission wine, 240 ;

vineyard of in Sonoma, 258 , 259 , 273

Van Mons, Jean-Baptiste, 211

Van Pessl brothers, 421

Vaughan, Benjamin, 114 -15

Vecchi, Dr. Paolo de, 328

Vejar, Ricardo, 246

Verdella, Mo., 406

Verdugo, José Maria, 245

Vermont, 420

Verrazzano, Giovanni da, 11 , 12 , 455 n79

Vesuvius, Mount, 76

Vevay, Ind., 130 , 131 , 132 , 156 , 157 ;

vines from, in Alabama, 138 -39;

vineyards in, 122 -26;

wine of, 123 , 125 -26

Viala, Pierre, 394 , 409 , 486 n26

Vidonia (wine), 46

Vienna exposition, 414

Vignes, Jean Louis, 104 , 245 -46, 250 , 252 , 253 , 263 ;

begins commercial winegrowing in Los Angeles, 246 -49

Vikings, 3 -4

Vina Vineyard, Calif., 322 -25

Vinber (grapes), 3

Vincennes, Ind., 174

Vine and Olive Association. See Alabama: French Vine and Olive Association

Vine Cliff (wine), 360

Vine-Glo, 437

Vine Growers' Association of Georgia, 226

Vinearoones, 15 , 21 , 449

Vineland, N.J., 384 -88

Vineland (Vinona), Tenn., 227

Vineland Methodist Church, 386

Vinemont, Ala., 412

Vinefera. See Grapes, European species Grapes, European varieties

Vinland (Wineland), 3 -4

Vinland, Kans., 399

Virgil, 73

Virginia, 34 , 40 , 41 , 85 , 103 , 114 , 119 , 149 , 177 , 376 ;

description of grapes in, 64 , 80 ;

early efforts at winegrowing in, 12 -28;

failure of as typical American experience, 24 , 29 , 33 ;

failure, causes of summarized, 28 , 76 ;

forced to import wine, 19 ;

French vine dressers in, 14 , 15 -16, 20 -21;

great frost of 1774 in, 73 , 79 ;

Greek viticulture recommended for, 23 ;

Italian viticulture recommended for, 75 , 76 ;

laws to encourage winegrowing in, 15 , 20 , 21 , 71 ;

massacre of 1622 in, 19 , 20 ;

prizes for winegrowing, in 1658, 24 ;

prizes, in 1759, 69 -70;

revival of winegrowing in, 82 ;

wild grapes in, 13 , 15 , 23 , 80 ;

wine from sent to England, 14 , 19 , 70 ;

winegrowing after Revolution, 149 ;

before Civil War, 222 ;

after Civil War, 82 , 413 -15

Virginia, General Assembly of, 21 , 24 ;

committee on economic diversification, 70 ;

subsidizes Bolling, 75 ;

subsidizes Estave, 71 -73;

supports wine competition, 69 ;

urged to pass act for teaching viticulture, 67

Virginia Company, 7 , 13 , 14 , 24 ;

encourages wine production, 15 , 16 ;

results disappointing, 19

Virginia Dare (wine), proprietary name, 415 -19

Virginia Gazette , 74 , 75 , 77

Vitis vinifera. See Grapes, European species

Volney, Constantine, 116

Volstead Act. See National Prohibition Act

Votypka, John, 261