¹ Cuthills Vineyards in Pierce, Nebraska sells this wine for $26.00 a bottle. See http://www.cuthills.com/scripts/wineList.cfm, downloaded February 16, 2015. It is apparent that many of these wineries are commanding premium prices for their finest wines.

² Frank's winery still exists and, based on its web site, continues to sell wines made only from vinifera grapes. See http://www.drfrankwines.com/, downloaded 2/17/2015. Dr. Frank's 2010 Meritage red wine sells for $49.99.

³ Although apparently not well known to anyone but wine historians, wine making was perfectly legal (up to 100 gallons per family member per year) during Prohibition—indeed, Prohibition led to a boom in grape growing in many Eastern states, as well as California. Home wine making was not only legal, it flourished, while commercial wineries were mainly (religious exceptions existed) illegal.

⁴ Wagner and his wife started Boordy Vineyards, which still survives in Baltimore Country, Maryland, and, based on its web site, appears to now sell primarily wines made from vinifera grapes . See http://www.boordy.com/, downloaded 2-17-2015. Boordy's Landmark Reserve 2012, made entirely from vinifera grapes, sells for $45.00.

⁵ Both Wiederkehr Wine Cellars, http://www.wiederkehrwines.com/, and Post Familie Vineyards, http://www.postfamilie.com/index.htm, still survive in Arkansas.

⁶ http://www.postfamilie.com/wines.htm, downloaded 2-20-2015.