Prohibition

Now that our last kid is off to college we’re catching up on a couple of decades of media consumption. You know, gorging on episodes of series that were popular five or more years ago. Lately we’ve been really appreciating both historical fiction and non-fiction and in that context found our way to Ken Burns’ three episode series, Prohibition, (easy access on Netflix), an apt pursuit given our Snob Free Wine Tasting Companion book.   What an eye-opener! Prohibition led to crime While much of our prior reading about Prohibition revolved around the impact on wine-makers and the corresponding upsurge in crime,...